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Sewall, Gilbert T. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
America 2000 tries to advance both student achievement and educational freedom (through school choice). Its newly formulated learning standards and achievement tests could benefit children of all regions and backgrounds. America 2000 will strengthen all citizens' future by creating a national mechanism for quality control. (11 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
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Direct linkWoBmann, Ludger – Peabody Journal of Education, 2007
This article reviews evidence from four international student achievement tests on the effects on student performance of competition from privately managed schools, schools' freedom to make autonomous decisions, and accountability introduced by external exit exams. The multivariate cross-country regressions are performed at the level of individual…
Descriptors: Competition, Accountability, Institutional Autonomy, Achievement Tests
