Focusing on Student Performance Through Accountability

By Alicia Diaz and Joan Lord

SREB states face new challenges as they adapt to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This report, a part of the Challenge to Lead education goals series, reviews SREB states' progress in implementing their accountability systems and in improving student performance in all groups. The report documents that performance in many states may not be improving at adequate rates to meet the legislation's 2014 deadline. It discusses Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools and examines statistical adjustments that may make it harder to understand state report cards. It also includes state profiles that show two years of disaggregated performance data for each state compared with NCLB targets.

Keywords: accountability, No Child Left Behind, NCLB, student achievement, school performance, state profiles, assessment, standards, goals, Challenge to Lead Goals for Education, gaps, NAEP, achievement gap, state standards, graduation rate, statistical adjustments

Goal that it reflects: Every school has higher student performance and meets state academic standards for all students each year.

(05E05); 38 pages; 2005; $5 each

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