Accountability
Focuses on whom responsibility lies when things go wrong in the educational system.
A Primer on School Accountability  [offsite link]
"The national drive for school accountability is a huge concern to many parents and policy makers today. Accountability pertains to the need to provide students with benchmarks for learning, the demands of the public to be able to assess school improvement on the basis of quantifiable results, and the need to make clear what children should be prepared to know and to do as they face ever increasing challenges in a competitive marketplace" Charter School Accountability [offsite link]
A guide to issues and options for Charter School authorizers. Great Schools [offsite link]
GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California, Arizona, Texas, Florida and Washington.
Making Learning a Personal Experience
The country's success is tied to educational success; and personal responsibility is a key factor in that equation. But is that all that's needed? Read on... One Year Later: CA´s Public School Accountability Act [offsite link]
"This EdFact is a review one year after adoption of the state’s accountability act and its three major components: the Academic Performance Index; the Intermediate/Underperforming Schools Program; and the Governor’s Performance Award Program." Programming Your Child for Failure?
What I am about to write will surely anger those in the teaching profession so I will ask that they remember, that I, too, was an educator.
Public schools can program your child for failure...
Teaching Honor
Last year a fellow teacher, had a problem with a boy who cheated on his English final exam... Testing our Teachers
Everyone from the federal government, to state government on down wants to make certain our children are learning what they need to learn. But how do we know our teachers are capable of teaching what they need to teach? The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The battle over ESEA (otherwise known as the elementary and secondary education act or No Child Left Behind) renewal is waging once again. The President's Take on Education-2009
What's the new administration's take on education? Personal responsibility is the key, but there's more, much more, in store for our students! Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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