Locally Tailored Accountability: Building on Your State System in the Era of NCLB
Description
This Knowledge Brief provides a rationale for developing a local education accountability system that complements the state’s federally prescribed effort under No Child Left Behind.
The brief identifies the key decisions that must be made in creating a local system and identifies resources that can inform and help guide the process.
Resource Details
Product Information
Product #: KN-04-01Copyright: 2004
Format: Print
Pages: 12
Publisher: WestEd
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