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Bathgate, Kelly; Colvin, Richard Lee; Silva, Elena – Education Sector, 2011
Instead of putting the entire achievement burden on schools, what would it look like to hold a whole community responsible for long-range student outcomes? This report explores the concept of "shared accountability" in education. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act ushered in a new era of accountability in American education: for the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Learning Readiness, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
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Boat, Mary; Zorn, Debbie; Austin, James T. – NHSA Dialog, 2005
Ensuring that children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, start school ready to learn is an important goal. This paper presents lessons learned from the state of Ohio's multi-year program to develop a standards-based assessment system for programs delivering state-funded early childhood education (ECE) through programs receiving…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Children