ERIC Number: EJ917768
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
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The Achilles' Heel of School Choice Policies: The Obstacles to Reporting School Accountability Results to Parents
Garcia, David R.
Journal of School Choice, v5 n1 p66-84 2011
This study examines the conflict facing state education officials in reporting the adequate yearly progress results required by No Child Left Behind and how those challenges obfuscated the transmission of school choice information to parents. To comply with school accountability mandates, state education officials transformed test scores into school performance labels using complicated accountability systems. Then, to meet school choice requirements, state education officials were required to explain the results in a way that parents can understand. The conflict reveals a critical shortcoming of future education policies that link school accountability and choice. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Choice, Educational Improvement, Conflict, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators, Accountability, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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