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Peer reviewedHaney, Walt – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2001
Cites evidence that questions the conclusion in Skrla and others article that Texas test-based accountability system has improved educational equity and social justice for racial minority students. (PKP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSkrla, Linda; Scheurich, James Joseph; Johnson, Joseph F., Jr.; Koschoreck, James W. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2001
Skrla and others rejoinder to Klien and Haney wherein they agree in part and disagree in part with points raised in both commentary responses. Reiterate their support for potential of test-based accountability systems to improve educational equity and social justice for racial minority students. (PKP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKlein, Stephen P. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2001
Citing the results of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exams, author disputes conclusion in Skrla and others article that Texas high-stakes accountability system significantly increased educational equity and social justice for racial minority students. (PKP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Suchak, Bhawin – Journal for Living, 2001
The movement towards national academic standards and high-stakes testing is driven by corporate interests seeking profits and ultimately, privatization of public education. Teachers, parents, and students have had no input into these policy decisions. Research shows that the standards movement penalizes low-income and minority students, replaces…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Corporate Support, Dissent, Educational Change
