School Accountability

The US school system lacks the marketplace accountability of schools competing with one another and the further accountability of large-scale examination systems, both of which are associated with high achievement. It is clear that after a quarter century of poor progress, the time has come for high academic standards and accountability.

About the author

Williamson M. Evers is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. He specializes in research on education policy - especially as it pertains to curriculum, teaching, testing, and accountability from kindergarten through high school. From July to December 2003, he served as senior adviser for education to Administrator L. Paul Bremer of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Herbert J. Walberg is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of its Task Force on K-12 Education, is University Scholar and emeritus professor of education and psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research focuses on educational productivity and human accomplishments.

Summary

The US school system lacks the marketplace accountability of schools competing with one another and the further accountability of large-scale examination systems, both of which are associated with high achievement. It is clear that after a quarter century of poor progress, the time has come for high academic standards and accountability.

Product details

• Authors: Williamson Evers, Williamson M Evers, Williamson M. Evers, Herbert J Walberg, Herbert J. Walberg
• Assisted by: Williamson Evers (Editor), Herbert Walberg (Editor)
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2002
• EAN: 9780817938819
• ISBN: 978-0-8179-3881-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Hoover Inst Press Publication; Hoover Inst Press Publication
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system