Being on Track for No Child Left Behind: Examining the Organizational Capacity of Massachusetts Public Eighth-Grade Programs

Autor/in	Alexander, Nicola A.
Titel	Being on Track for No Child Left Behind: Examining the Organizational Capacity of Massachusetts Public Eighth-Grade Programs
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 20 (2006) 2, S.399-428 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904805284052
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Educational Policy; Educational Objectives; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Grade 8; Educational Assessment; Instructional Effectiveness; Accountability; School Effectiveness; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Unterrichtserfolg; Verantwortung; Schuleffizienz; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it examines the requirement in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) that states have all students "proficient" in math and reading by 2013-2014. Second, the article assesses the organizational capacity of eighth-grade programs in Massachusetts to meet that directive. Issues of organizational capacity, system adequacy, and performance accountability frame this discussion. The findings reveal that significant differences persist in the organizational capacity of eighth-grade programs across the state. Moreover, no Massachusetts school has met the NCLB goal of 100% proficiency in either math or reading, calling into question the adequacy of the system or the appropriateness of the policy. (Contains 2 notes and 5 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10