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Srikantaiah, Deepa – Center on Education Policy, 2009
This report takes an in-depth look at how classroom practices in Rhode Island, Illinois, and Washington State have been influenced by state accountability policies and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It examines how teachers and administrators have responded to increased accountability and pressure to meet state standards. Drawing from case…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Accountability, Educational Practices
Srikantaiah, Deepa; Moilanen, Carolyn; Swayhoover, Lisa – Center on Education Policy, 2009
In spring 2009, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) continued its research on the impact of test-based federal and state accountability policies by conducting case studies of six high schools in six different districts within Washington State. The purpose was to learn more about the curricular and instructional changes that administrators and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Rural Schools, Federal Legislation, Exit Examinations
Kober, Nancy; Chudowsky, Naomi; Chudowsky, Victor; Scott, Caitlin; Rentner, Diane Stark; McMurrer, Jennifer; Srikantaiah, Deepa – Center on Education Policy, 2009
This report looks at the early efforts of states to implement the elementary and secondary education provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The findings are drawn from a survey of officials in state education agencies and governors' offices in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Key findings concern the financial…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Officials, Funding Formulas, Accountability
Srikantaiah, Deepa; Zhang, Ying; Swayhoover, Lisa – Center on Education Policy, 2008
In the winter and spring of 2007-08, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) expanded its ongoing research on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by conducting case studies of six schools in Rhode Island to learn more about the influence of NCLB and related state accountability policies on curriculum, instruction, and student…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Observation, State Standards, Standardized Tests
Srikantaiah, Deepa; Zhang, Ying; Swayhoover, Lisa – Center on Education Policy, 2008
In the spring of 2008, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) continued its ongoing research on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by conducting case studies of six schools in Illinois to learn more about the effects of NCLB and related state accountability policies on curriculum, instruction, and student achievement. The schools…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Achievement, Accountability