2012-05-10T16:25:07Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/stecher_brian_m.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/09/16/BS.html 2007-09-16T16:25:00Z 2007-09-16T16:25:00Z

Research reveals that NCLB has flaws, but changes can be made that preserve its basic goals of school accountability and student improvement, writes Brian Stecher.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/09/13/WP.html 2006-09-13T12:00:00Z 2006-09-13T12:00:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: 'No Child' Leaves Too Much Behind, in Washingtonpost.com.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/02/20/EW.html 2002-02-20T14:09:00Z 2002-02-20T14:09:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2000/09/27/LAT.html 2000-09-27T16:09:00Z 2000-09-27T16:09:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4282.html 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (Perkins II) mandate significant changes in federal vocational education policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR660.html 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report documents the hands-on science tasks and scoring guides that were developed as part of a RAND study of the technical quality and feasibility of science performance assessment in large-scale testing programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP111.html 2004-12-20T13:58:00Z 2004-12-20T13:58:00Z

Examines the perspectives of journalists and foundation program officers on the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and offers recommendations for improving the presentation and communication of information about student outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG784.html 2008-10-20T19:29:00Z 2008-10-20T19:29:00Z

Presents information regarding the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania from 2003-2004 through 2005-2006, including the final results of the Implementing Standards-Based Accountability project.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG589.html 2007-04-29T02:30:00Z 2007-04-29T02:30:00Z

Standards-based accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act have influenced U.S. public schools. This book sheds light on teachers' and administrators' attitudes and actions in response to these accountability policies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR526.html 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 required states to develop outcome-based accountability systems built around statewide performance measures and standards.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR738.html 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines one option for developing an indicator system within the National Science Foundation (NSF) to monitor the success or failure of the education system in mathematics and science.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9380.html 2008-11-02T16:20:00Z 2008-11-02T16:20:00Z

This research brief discusses California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania's implementation of the standards-based accountability systems required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, presenting the views of teachers and administrators in these states.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9517.html 2010-03-26T16:23:00Z 2010-03-26T16:23:00Z

Studies suggest that the No Child Left Behind Act's goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. Broad implementation guidelines have resulted in a different accountability system in every state.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9303.html 2007-11-14T18:03:00Z 2007-11-14T18:03:00Z

This research brief summarizes the progress that states, districts, and schools have made in implementing the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9259.html 2007-05-15T10:44:00Z 2007-05-15T10:44:00Z

This research brief documents how educators in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania have responded to the standards-based accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9211.html 2006-11-14T11:27:00Z 2006-11-14T11:27:00Z

This research brief summarizes a three-year study of the relationship between reform-oriented instruction and student performance in mathematics and science.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB8026.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors (MG-136-WFHF).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR165.html 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR259.html 2005-04-20T13:44:00Z 2005-04-20T13:44:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR336.html 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z

Describes a vignette-based measure of reform-oriented mathematics instruction in which teachers read several contextualized descriptions of teaching practices and rate the degree to which the options correspond to their own likely behaviors.