Using data from a 50-state survey of policies, state case study analyses, the 1993-94
Schools and Staffing Surveys (SASS), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress …

In the inaugural lesson for the academic year 2004-2005, the author reflects on the role of
information and communications technology in education. He raises some fundamental …

Michael Fullan's New Meaning of Educational Change is the definitive textbook on the study
of educational change. Based on practical and fundamental work with education systems in …

In a major research analysis, Richard F. Elmore explores the problems with the structure and
leadership of public education, while explaining the dangers of public funding for private …

The recent federal education bill, No Child Left Behind, requires states to test students in
grades 3 to 8 each year and to judge school performance on the basis of these test scores …

We developed a zero-to-five index of the strength of accountability in 50 states based on the
use of high-stakes testing to sanction and reward schools, and analyzed whether that index …

This study examined the relationship of test-based accountability policies on teacher stress
and school climate across four states in the United States. Structural equation modeling of …

We show that within the Chicago Public Schools, both the introduction of NCLB in 2002 and
the introduction of similar district-level reforms in 1996 generated noteworthy increases in …

The Program in Immigrant Education (PRIME) was created in 1993 by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation to focus on immigrant secondary education and the challenges faced by older …

In recent years, most states have constructed elaborate accountability systems using school-
level test scores. However, because the median elementary school contains only 69 …