Holding NCLB Accountable: Achieving Accountability Equity & School Reform Book

Acknowledgments     vii
About the Editor     ix
About the Contributors     xi
Introduction: Rethinking the Challenge of NCLB     1
NCLB and Accountability
The Pending Reauthorization of NCLB: An Opportunity to Rethink the Basic Strategy   Daniel Koretz     9
Toward a More Effective Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress   Robert L. Linn     27
Beyond Standardization in School Accountability   Mindy L. Kornhaber     43
Promises and Pitfalls: Implications of NCLB for Identifying, Assessing, and Educating English Language Learners   Michael J. Kieffer   Nonie K. Lesaux   Catherine E. Snow     57
Evidence on How NCLB Is Working
Two Takes on the Impact of NCLB on Academic Improvement: Tracking State Proficiency Trends Through NAEP Versus State Assessments   Jaekyung Lee     75
Evidence on Education Under NCLB (and How Florida Boosted NAEP Scores and Reduced the Race Gap)   Walter M. Haney     91
State Capacity to Implement NCLB
Interstate Inequality and the Federal Role in School Finance   Goodwin Liu     103
Massive Responsibilities and Limited Resources: The State Response to NCLB   Gail L. Sunderman   Gary Orfield     121
Low-Performing Schools' Programs and State CapacityRequirements: Meeting the NCLB Educational Goals   Heinrich Mintrop     137
NCLB Impact on School Reform
Improving High Schools and the Role of NCLB   Linda Darling Hammond     153
NCLB and Continuous School Improvement   Willis D. Hawley     173
NCLB and Reforming the Nation's Lowest-Performing High Schools: Help, Hindrance, or Unrealized Potential?   Robert Balfanz   Nettie Legters     191
Can NCLB Improve High School Graduation Rates?   Russell W. Rumberger     209
Conclusion: Accountability After Five Years     223
References     227
Index     255