Advice on Accountability
States have adopted accountability measures in response to the concerns about the quality of American education. And there are reasons for concern. American 8th graders ranked 14th in the world in mathematics, science and reading literacy.
No Child Left Behind was an accountability measure put into play by former President Bush. But how should Obama’s administration hold the school system accountable?
To find out, we spoke with Bill Taylor, the chairman of the Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights, Rick Hess a faculty associate at the Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance and Dr. Scott Conti, the principal of New Design High School in New York City.
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“Focus on poverty”
Dan Domenech former superintendent of Fairfax County, Va., Public Schools is currently the Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators.
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“Get the federal role in accountability straightened out”
Rick Hess is a faculty associate at the Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance and serves on the Review Board for the Broad Prize in Urban Education.
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“A real holistic accountability system for schools”
Dr. Scott Conti is the principal of New Design High School in New York City.
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“Maintain a strong system of accountability”
Bill Taylor is the chairman of the Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights.
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Fear vs accountability/
Fearful workers are not productive as those who have some security. There are ways to have accountability w/o making teachers frightened. there is a long litereature on this in the employee development field, albeit not in education.
This post was submitted by Arnold Packer.
