| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Politics and practice of accountability / Martin R. West, Paul E. Peterson -- pt. 1. The Politics of Accountability -- 2. No child left behind : forging a congressional compromise / Andrew Rudalevige -- 3. Refining or retreating? : high stakes accountability in the states / Frederick M. Hess -- 4. Politics, control, and the future of school accountability / Terry M. Moe -- 5. Rethinking accountability politics / Jennifer Hochschild -- pt. 2. The Practice of School Accountability -- 6. Lessons about the design of state accountability systems / Eric A. Hanushek, Margaret E. Raymond -- 7. Unintended consequences of racial subgroup rules / Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger -- 8. Charter school achievement and accountability / Tom Loveless -- 9. The effects of accountability in California / Julian R. Betts, Anne Danenberg -- pt. 3. The promise of student accountability -- 10. The "first wave" of accountability / Thomas S. Dee -- 11. No child left behind, Chicago style / Anthony S. Bryk -- 12. A closer look at achievement gains under high-stakes testing in Chicago / Brian A. Jacob -- 13. Central exit exams and student achievement : international evidence / Ludger Wössmann. |
