Student standards are developed, implemented, and revised in ways that maximize their usefulness. Curriculum and instruction are aligned with student standards. Students are treated fairly in assessment programs and accountability systems. Assessments used to make decisions affecting students, schools, or districts meet widely accepted technical and professional criteria. Assessment and accountability are used to improve teaching and learning.
All stakeholders are accountable for making standards-based education work.
The implementation and impact of standards-based education is tracked and reported. NEA is making the report and audit tool available to its members and will provide technical assistance for states that want to make improvements in their approach to standards-based education. Teachers' voices are a critical element in school improvement, according to a recent study by Public Agenda , the New York-based research and advocacy organization that explores public attitudes around issues affecting public education and other social policy. We welcome Public Agenda's research-based confirmation that this is true. The Public Agenda Report is available on Public Agenda's web site.