While researchers have shown great interest in understanding teacher evaluation, little is known about how teachers' actions and interactions surrounding evaluation affect the dual goals of evaluation--accountability and development. Using data collected during a yearlong ethnographic study at three schools (combined with follow-up interviews four…

Examined the actions of business leaders representing multinational corporations, the "MI-Roundtable," through observation and interviews as they tried to affect education policy in Michigan. That this group took a thoughtful approach and had a significant impact on education reform is no indication that other business groups will do the…