U.S. states’ performance on NAEP mathematics and reading exams after the implementation of school letter grade accountability policies

Autor: Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Tray Geiger, Kevin Winn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Cogent Education, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2331186X
2331-186X
DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2022.2063223
Popis: Researchers explored how 13 states in which policymakers have adopted an A-F school letter grade accountability system performed on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) post-policy implementation. Researchers found mixed results, with approximately half of these 13 states increasing achievement post-policy, and the other approximately half not, evidencing that states’ adoptions of similar A-F policies may not realize increased student achievement as intended and, rather, yield more-or-less random results. Policy implications are discussed, also given seven of these 13 states are Republican/Republican-leaning and one is Democratic/Democratic-leaning, which also has implications for others looking to potentially adopt such relatively conservative, educational policy approaches towards reform.
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