The Corruption of School Accountability
By Richard Rothstein
06-02-08
Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.
JUNE 2008
The corruption of school
accountability
How experience with quantitative
measurements in other sectors can inform the use of high-stakes
test scores in education
In this article in the June 2008 issue of , EPI Research Associate Richard
Rothstein reviews reasons why accountability measures, like NCLB,
that rely exclusively on quantitative measures like test scores,
have been found wanting in other public sectors and in the private
sector. This article summarizes the longer
paper Rothstein prepared for the National Center on Performance
Incentives.
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ISSUE OF THE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR]
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