Achievement Trade-Offs and No Child Left Behind. Working Paper

Achievement Trade-Offs and No Child Left Behind. Working Paper [electronic resource] / Dale Ballou and Matthew G. Springer.

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, states have been required to set minimum proficiency standards that virtually all students must meet by 2014. Sanctions of increasing severity are to be applied to schools that fail to meet interim targets, known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The authors exam...

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Main Author: Ballou, Dale
Corporate Author: Urban Institute
Other Authors: Springer, Matthew G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2009.
Subjects:
Sanctions.
Federal Legislation.
Educational Assessment.
Educational Improvement.
Federal Programs.
Educational Indicators.
Scores.
Educational Legislation.
State Standards.
Academic Achievement.
Program Effectiveness.
Achievement Gains.
Grades (Scholastic)
Accountability.
At Risk Students.
Disabilities.
English (Second Language)
Disadvantaged Youth.
Minority Group Children.
Public Education.
Low Achievement.
High Stakes Tests.
Elementary School Students.
Middle School Students.
Junior High School Students.
Probability.

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