NCLB's Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do They Improve the Quality of Education?

Autor/in	Mathis, William J.
Institution	Arizona State University, Education Policy Research Unit
Titel	NCLB's Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do They Improve the Quality of Education?
Quelle	(2009), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; School Restructuring; Sanctions; Federal Legislation; Educational Improvement; Federal Programs; Educational Change; Educational Indicators; Educational Quality; Tests; Scores; Teacher Effectiveness; Faculty Mobility; Educational Innovation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Sanction; Sanktion; Bundesrecht; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	Across the nation, the final stage of school restructuring is being reached by an inexorably increasing number of schools. Under the No Child Left Behind law, if a school does not make its adequate yearly progress targets after four previous years of being "in need of improvement," it must implement a fundamental restructuring plan. The restructuring options are as follows: (1) turn the school operations over to the state, (2) turn the operations over to a private company, (3) reopen as a charter school, or (4) reconstitute the school by replacing some or all of the teachers, staff and administrators. There is a fifth alternative of applying "any other" fundamental school restructuring, an option now receiving new attention. It is essential that we know how these restructuring options work in practice -- particularly as the law is now due for reauthorization. This brief reviews the independent research on the ultimate sanctions and provides recommendations designed to enhance school improvement. [Funding for this brief was provided by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Policy Research Unit. Arizona State University, Division of Advanced Studies in Education Policy, Leadership, and Curriculum, Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education, P.O. Box 872411, Tempe, AZ 85287. Tel: 480-965-1886; e-mail: epsi@asu.edu; Web site: http://epicpolicy.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10