Would a school deemed "healthy" under the No Child Left Behind Act remain so if it were plopped down in another state? That was the basic premise of our major report, The Accountability Illusion, released earlier this year. What we found, essentially, was tremendous variation amongst the states when it comes to how schools are labeled under NCLB.
Now you can read over our study's fascinating findings quickly and easily in a newly-published Accountability Illusion policy brief. This brand new, 10-page document, boils down our study and provides a clear, succinct portrait of its most salient findings.
And keep in mind--those findings are particularly relevant these days, as everyone discusses how exactly the Obama administration will handle NCLB and what changes they'll make.
So check it out. Find out which states have created NCLB accountability systems that go easy on schools and which states have opted for a tougher route. And read about Fordham's own take on the broken NCLB accountability system and what could and should happen next!