Common standards for K-12 education? : considering the evidence : summary of a workshop series / Alexandra Beatty, Rapporteur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beatty, Alexandra S.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on State Standards in Education.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Educational accountability--Law and legislation--United States.

Educational accountability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Standards-based accountability has become a central feature of the public education system in each state and is a theme of national discussions about how achievement for all students can be improved and achievement gaps narrowed. Questions remain, however, about the implementation of standards and accountability systems and about whether their potential benefits have been fully realized. Each of the 50 states has adopted its own set of standards, and though there is overlap among them, there is also wide variation in the ways states have devised and implemented their systems. This variety may have both advantages and disadvantages, but it nevertheless raises a fundamental question: Is the establishment of common K-12 academic standards, which states could voluntarily adopt, the logical next step for standards-based reform? The goal of this book is not to answer the policy question of whether or not common standards would be a good idea. Rather, the book provides an objective look at the available evidence regarding the ways in which standards are currently functioning, the strategies that might be used to pursue common standards, and the issues that doing so might present.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Considering the Status Quo

3 Considering the Options

4 Analyzing Quality and Impact

5 Costs

6 Political and Legal Considerations

7 Perspectives on Common Standards

8 Concluding Reflections

References

Appendixes

Appendix A: January 2008 Workshop Agenda and Participants

Appendix B: March 2008 Workshop Agenda and Participants.

Notes:

"Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611800406

9780309178396

0309178398

9781281800404

1281800406

9780309125253

0309125251

OCLC:

560582810