Caught in the Middle: State Accountability Requirements, Teacher Independence, and Local School Board Policy.

Reeves, Douglas B.

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ERIC Number: EJ617880

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Caught in the Middle: State Accountability Requirements, Teacher Independence, and Local School Board Policy.

Reeves, Douglas B.

American School Board Journal, v187 n12 p25-27 Dec 2000

School boards are challenged to reconcile differences between test-dominated accountability and the growing backlash against standards and assessments. The answer: a comprehensive accountability system that does not ignore state demands for improved achievement as measured by test scores, but places them in context with classroom practices. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrative Problems, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Parent Attitudes, Professional Autonomy, Scores, Teacher Response

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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