Standards and accountability in schools / volume editor, Thomas J. Lasley, II.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lasley, Thomas J., editor.

Series:

Debating Issues in American Education: A SAGE Reference Set

Debating issues in American education ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 377 pages).

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributors 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 articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources.

Contents:

""STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS- FRONT COVER""; ""STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF""; ""ABOUT THE VOLUME EDITOR""; ""ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Bob Taft University of Dayton""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Joseph Watras University of Dayton""; ""2. Will Common Academic Standards Make the United States More Educationally Competitive?""

""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""""POINT: Terry Ryan Thomas B. Fordham Institute""; ""COUNTERPOINT: John White University of Dayton""; ""3. Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Innovation and Change?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Joel Vargas and Janet Santos Jobs for the Future""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Philip Smith The Ohio State University""; ""4. Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Create Better Schools?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""

""POINT: Susan Tave Zelman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt""""COUNTERPOINT: Daniel Fallon University of Maryland""; ""5. Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted to Ensure Teacher Quality?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Kate Walsh National Council on Teacher Quality""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Mary E. Diez Alverno College""; ""6. Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""

""POINT: Jesse Solomon and Edward LiuBoston Teacher Residency Program Sarah Kelly New Visions for Public Schools""""COUNTERPOINT: Sandra A. Stroot The Ohio State University""; ""7. Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Leaders?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Emmy L. Partin and Jamie Davies O�Leary Thomas B. Fordham Institute""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Theodore J. Kowalski University of Dayton""; ""8. Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers?""

""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""""POINT: James W. Mahoney Battelle for Kids""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch University of Dayton, Martha S. Hendricks Wilmington College, Suzanne Franco Wright State University""; ""9. Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder School Accountability?""; ""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Dennis M. Reardon Ohio State Board of Education""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Elizabeth Lasley Cameron Dayton Early College Academy""; ""10. Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated?""

""OVERVIEW: Thomas J. Lasley, II, University of Dayton""

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"A SAGE Reference Publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 18, 2014).

ISBN:

9781322305677

1322305676

9781782682370

1782682376

9781452218366

1452218366

OCLC:

809864216