The Limits of Sanctions in Low-Performing Schools: A Study of Maryland and Kentucky Schools on Probation

Creator

Heinrich Mintrop

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 2003

Abstract

The article reports on a study of 11 schools that were labeled as low-performing by the state accountability systems of Maryland and Kentucky, nationally known for complex performance-based assessments. The study shows that putting schools on probation only weakly motivated teachers because the assessments were largely perceived as unfair, invalid, and unrealistic. ...

Extent

30

Geographic Location

Maryland; Kentucky

Volume

11

Issue

3

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Mintrop, H. (2003, January 15). The limits of sanctions in low-performing schools: A study of Maryland and Kentucky schools on probation, Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11(3). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n3.html.

Identifier

E11-00301

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Recommended Citation

Mintrop, Heinrich, "The Limits of Sanctions in Low-Performing Schools: A Study of Maryland and Kentucky Schools on Probation" (2003). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 442.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/442