Articles on Accountability

Accountability at a Crossroads
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

February 2005, Virginia Journal of Education

Educators are an angry lot these days. They are angry with federal and state regulators for the use of accountability as a blunt instrument of reform. They are angry with legislators for limiting funding at the same time that they increase demands for services. Although they are frequently too diplomatic to say it publicly, they are angry with parents and local board members for simultaneously demanding higher levels of performance from students while demanding the perpetuation of good grades for substandard work…

The 90/90/90 Schools℠: A Case Study
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Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D. (biography)

from Accountability in Action, 2nd Edition

Research conducted at The Leadership and Learning Center on the “90/90/90 Schools” has been particularly instructive in the evaluation of the use of standards and assessment. The 90/90/90 research includes four years of test data (1995 through 1998) with students in a variety of school settings, from elementary through high school.  Our analysis considered data from more than 130,000 students in 228 buildings.  The school locations included inner-city urban schools, suburban schools, and rural schools.  The student populations ranged from schools whose populations were overwhelmingly poor and/or minority to schools that were largely Anglo and/or economically advantaged.

Accountability-Based Reforms Should Lead to Better Teaching and Learning - Period
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

March/April 2002, Harvard Education Letter

Accountability-based reforms should lead to better teaching and learning-period

Clear Answers to Common-Sense Questions about Accountability
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

March/April, 2000, Thrust for Educational Leadership

Parents and policy-makers have a direct agenda when it comes to accountability. Their questions must be addressed with clarity and candor.

Accountability is More Than Test Scores
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

1998

Test scores represent only one piece of the accountability data. These test scores should be interpreted in the context of other information about what schools are doing.

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