Recently, student outcomes have bubbled to the top of debates about how to evaluate teaching in community and liberal arts colleges, universities, and professional schools, but even more international attention has been riveted on how outcomes are being used to evaluate teachers and administrators K-12 (Harris, 2012; Rowen & Raudenbush, 2016;…

Examining education policy, specifically policy related to standards, testing and accountability, from a critical perspective reveals the dominance of neoliberal perspectives. Trends of individual motivators in the educational system limit the democratic curriculum development process. "Feel good" moments for policy makers lead to…

One of the competitive priorities of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top applications addressed science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). States that applied were required to submit plans that addressed rigorous courses of study, cooperative partnerships to prepare and assist teachers in STEM content, and prepare…

A REVIEW OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF TITLE I, THIS BOOKLET IS LARGELY A COLLECTION OF TABLES, GRAPHS, AND MAPS. DURING THIS YEAR, 17,500 LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES EXPENDED $987,596,000 FOR 22,200 PROJECTS WHICH SERVED 8,299,900 CHILDREN. (AF)

This paper presents the two top Democratic lawmakers on education policy who will seek to retain the core accountability features of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Representative George Miller of California would likely support more funding for the law, while seeking to keep its requirements…