Conflicting Demands of No Child Left Behind and State Systems: Mixed Messages about School Performance

Creator

Robert L. Linn

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

June 2005

Abstract

An ever-increasing reliance on student performance on tests holds schools and educators accountable both to state accountability systems and also to the accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. While each state has constructed its own definition of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements within the confines of NCLB, substantial differences between the accountability requirements of many state systems and NCLB still have resulted in mixed messages regarding the performance of schools. ...

Keywords

Accountability, United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Extent

20

Geographic Location

Colorado; Florida; Kentucky

Volume

13

Issue

33

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Linn, R. L. (2005, June 28). Conflicting demands of No Child Left Behind and state systems: Mixed messages about school performance. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(33). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n33.

Identifier

E11-00455

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Recommended Citation

Linn, Robert L., "Conflicting Demands of No Child Left Behind and State Systems: Mixed Messages about School Performance" (2005). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 169.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/169