Transforming Urban Public Schools : The Role of Standards and Accountability / Linda Darling-Hammond.

This paper examines how urban school districts that have substantially improved student performance emphasize improvement of education guided by rigorous standards for teachers rather than high-stakes testing for students. States and districts that rely on test-based accountability emphasizing sanct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951-
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Academic Standards. Accountability. Educational Change. Educational Quality. Elementary Secondary Education. Equal Education. High Stakes Tests. Minority Group Children. Public Schools. Standardized Tests. Student Evaluation. Teacher Competencies. Urban Schools. Opinion Papers.
Genre:	Opinion Papers.
Physical Description:	55 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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