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Standards and Accountability in Schools
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Education of America?s school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of standards and accountability in schools. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as assessment (of students, of teachers), basic-skills testing, high-stakes exams, NCLB and its legacy, pay-for-performance, standard vs. alternative teacher certification, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point/counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources, thus providing readers with views on multiple sides of standards and accountability issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration.
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Table of contents
- STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS- FRONT COVER
- STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS
- 1. Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth?
- 2. Will Common Academic Standards Make the United States More Educationally Competitive?
- 3. Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Innovation and Change?
- 4. Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Create Better Schools?
- 5. Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted to Ensure Teacher Quality?
- 6. Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms?
- 7. Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Leaders?
- 8. Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers?
- 9. Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder School Accountability?
- 10. Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated?
- 11. Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands?
- 12. Should Governors and Legislators “Invest” in Education?
- 13. Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Public K–12 Education?
- 14. Are Parents Appropriately Involved in Decisions Regarding Standards and Accountability?
- INDEX