National Center for Educational Accountability

• Schools Collaborate in New Program

NORMAL -- Illinois State University's College of Education has been picked to help determine what ideas work well in Illinois schools and share them with other educators. The college is joining with the Illinois Business Roundtable and the National Center for Educational Accountability in the Illinois Best Practice Study.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• February 13, 2004

• Most of Educational Waste Already Eliminated

We are writing to support your editorial position of Feb. 5, regarding the value of the Illinois Best Practice Study and your embedded comments on school funding. We commend the Illinois Business Roundtable and Illinois State University for their leadership in the Best Practice project conducted through the National Center for Educational Accountability. What many readers may not know is that the source of the data that NCEA and ISU are using for analysis is the Illinois State Board of Education.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• March 09, 2004

• Data-driven districts: four districts that take different tacks using data to inform key decisions.

... and now an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Connecticut. "Deal...The call for greater accountability means administrators and teachers must show proof-... Geannie Wells, former director of AASA's Center for Accountability Solutions. "We saw the momentum...Contact National School Boards Foundation at 703-535-1604. . * www....

• School Administrator
• Vol. 59 Nbr. 11, December 2002

• The more you know ...

... Campaign, an effort managed by the National Center for Educational Accountability, to improve ...

• State Legislatures
• Vol. 32 Nbr. 8, September 2006

• Rep. George Miller Holds a Hearing On No Child Left Behind Act Progress Measures

... DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. PETER MCWAL...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 18, 2009

• Smaller Learning Communities Program

... financial assistance on an identified national need. We intend these priorities, requirements, de... awards discretionary grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support the restructuring of la...; Billig, Jaime, et al., 2005; National Center for Educational Accountability, 2005;. Robinson, e...

• FR, March 31, 2010
• Notices
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• Defense Transportation Journal
• Vol. 67 Nbr. 2, April 2011

• Nclb Works! - New Coalition Launches Breakthrough Campaign

To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Kirk Monroe, Business Roundtable, +1-202-872-1260; Jacque Johnson, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, +1-202-463-5518

..., The Education Trust, The LINKS, Inc., National Center for Educational Accountability and National...

• U.S. Newswire
• July 18, 2007

• Juvenile Correctional Schools: Assessment and Accountability Policies and Practices

This study focused on school-level approaches to assessment and accountability policies and practices. A national random sample of 131 (34.22%) principals from juvenile correctional schools for committed youth (JC) responded to a mail and on-line survey. No statistically significant differences existed between respondent and nonrespondent schools. Results indicated that the majority of students with or without disabilities in JC schools participated in state assessments. The most common basis of school policies for assessment accommodations was state accommodation guidelines. For most JC schools there was no process for accountability for student participation and performance on state assessments. Almost half of principals did not know if their school made Adequate Yearly Progress. Othe...

... with disabilities, in a variety of educational settings. In fact, the Individuals with Disabiliti... important and do not "count" (National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2008). In fact, all 50 st...

• Journal of Correctional Education
• Vol. 61 Nbr. 1, March 2010

• The Procrustes' bed and standardization in education.

... standardization and testing in current national school policies to be strikingly similar to the in... public schools is standards-based accountability, using students' scores on standardized tests as aan index of educational progress. These scores are used by policymakers to... For instance, California history standards center mainly on stories of the European-Americans, while...

• Journal of Thought
• Vol. 45 Nbr. 3-4, September 2010