Author:
McDermott, Kathryn A., 1969-
Imprint:Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, c2011.
Descriptionxi, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note:Scrutinizing educational performance -- Performance based accountability -- The evolution of educational accountability -- Education standards and performance accountability, 1970-2001 -- Educational performance accountability in three states -- Education finance and accountability in Massachusetts : "The grand bargain" -- Accountability and equity in New Jersey : "where home rule hasn't worked, the legislature must do what home rule has not done" -- Incrementalism and local control in Connecticut : "I'm not out looking for your keys" -- Assessing performance accountability in education -- Lessons for performance measurement research and practice.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
