Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) : Might Growth Models Be Allowed Under the No Child Left Behind Act?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Education, Secondary.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses the range of possible models for measuring standards of adequate yearly progress (AYP) for public schools and local educational agencies to be eligible for grants under the Title I, part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Describes current AYP models implemented by the Department of Education under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA); reviews recent discussions of possible alternatives to the NCLBA model of AYP; and analyzes issues related to the possible use of growth models to meet the AYP requirements of NCLBA.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

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