TY - JOUR
T1 - The Achilles' heel of school choice policies
T2 - The obstacles to reporting school accountability results to parents
AU - Garcia, David
N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - This study examines the conflict facing state education officials in reporting the adequate yearly progress results required by No Child Left Behind and how those challenges obfuscated the transmission of school choice information to parents. To comply with school accountability mandates, state education officials transformed test scores into school performance labels using complicated accountability systems. Then, to meet school choice requirements, state education officials were required to explain the results in a way that parents can understand. The conflict reveals a critical shortcoming of future education policies that link school accountability and choice.
AB - This study examines the conflict facing state education officials in reporting the adequate yearly progress results required by No Child Left Behind and how those challenges obfuscated the transmission of school choice information to parents. To comply with school accountability mandates, state education officials transformed test scores into school performance labels using complicated accountability systems. Then, to meet school choice requirements, state education officials were required to explain the results in a way that parents can understand. The conflict reveals a critical shortcoming of future education policies that link school accountability and choice.
KW - Federal education policy
KW - School accountability
KW - School choice
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U2 - 10.1080/15582159.2011.548249
DO - 10.1080/15582159.2011.548249
M3 - Article
SN - 1558-2159
VL - 5
SP - 66
EP - 84
JO - Journal of School Choice
JF - Journal of School Choice
IS - 1
ER -