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Download full textDurant, Sarah; Dahlin, Michael – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2011
In 2007, the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute collaborated on "The Proficiency Illusion," a study that illustrated the issues created by having each state set its own standards for what constitutes student proficiency for reading and mathematics tests, while holding all states to the same accountability…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Cutting Scores, Achievement Tests, State Standards
Dahlin, Michael; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
One of the main goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all students are meeting high academic standards, and to eliminate disparities in academic performance between traditionally advantaged and disadvantaged groups of students. One could argue that this focus on holding schools accountable…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; Durant, Sarah; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was to ensure that states set educational standards in core academic subjects, and to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all students meet these standards. Given the inflexibility of NCLB's AYP (adequate yearly progress) targets and the federal line drawn in the sand for 2014, critics have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Standards, Accountability
