Here you will find some of the best thinking, the best research sites, and sites that contribute regularly to the best practice in assessment and accountability. In assessment and accountability, states that have risked the most have learned the most.
Seat time is the primary determiner of funding.
Standards-based thinking has changed how schools view accountability and assessment. Student progress on standards becomes the object of assessment. In standards-based systems accountability every student is expected to achieve rigorous standards. In standards-based systems, both classroom and external measures of student progress are integrated into an assessment system. Student progress is continuously monitored during the school year.