Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned,
play a critical role in the classroom. Developing Assessments for the Next Generation …

It is widely recognized that the 12 percent of all youth in American public schools who have
disabilities comprise a set of students with distinct capacities and needs. Federal legislation …

Teacher working conditions (TWCs) are, in many ways, student learning conditions.
Furthermore, they have also been linked to teacher retention. These connections make …

The first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education. As the
price tag of higher education continues to rise, colleges and universities across the country …

Abstract The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act compelled states to design school
accountability systems based on annual student assessments. The effect of this federal …

The controversial No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) brought test-based school accountability
to scale across the United States. This study draws together results from multiple data …

Purpose: Many studies have investigated the impact of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act
and its sanctions on students and teachers. Little research, however, has systematically …

Currently, a significant number of states are in the process of implementing a high-stakes
teacher evaluation (HSTE) system. In many ways, Louisiana's teacher evaluation system …

When it comes to sizing up America's public schools, test scores are the go-to metric of state
policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the “best” schools. Yet …

Several recent studies have examined the impacts of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on
school operations and student achievement. We complement that work by investigating the …