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Performance of Public School Students

Research has provided evidence that over the past thirty years, the performance of public school students on standardized tests has declined in the areas of mathematics and reading. This performance decline nationwide has engendered widespread concern about the quality of public schools (Hanushek, 1991; Lingenfelter, 2003). As a consequence, academic learning has become an important national priority in the business and educational community. School district policy makers are advocating and demanding higher academic standards. National and state level teacher associations have also voiced concern and called for high academic standards. Thus educational accountability has become a worldwide priority with accountability systems under scrutiny (Lingenfelter, 2003).

National and state policy makers have mandated changes for the attainment of positive student achievement results. President William Clinton (1997) stated that:

We cannot and must not tolerate failing schools. We need to stop making excuses and get on with the business of fixing our schools. We have the unique opportunity to do what is best for our children. This should be our great patriotic cause - our national mission: Giving all of our children a world-class education by putting standards of excellence into action (p. 4).

Secretary of Education, Richard Riley (1997) stated:

I challenge every school district to adopt high standards, to abolish social promotion, to move aggressively to help all students make the grade through tutoring and summer schools, and to hold schools accountable for results, giving them the tools and the leadership and the parental involvement to do the job (p. 4).

Education has been offered as the answer to an array of social ills, including racial discrimination, drug addiction, and low self-esteem. The challenge facing educators is influencing, implementing, and evaluating policies that recognize and address accountability (Rose, 19...

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