Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy

Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy

This article examines the history of Title I's student testing requirements, focusing on the two purposes they have served as a policy tool and measurement instrument. It argues that these purposes have been defined by a stable core of testing requirements whose specific targeting and technical...

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Main Author: Lorraine M. McDonnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2015-12-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
Subjects:
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
student testing
federal K–12 education policy
Online Access:http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2015.1.3.09
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spelling doaj-b1dc676694cf4bc7b1b303dff68aebcd2020-11-25T00:32:55ZengRussell Sage FoundationRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences2377-82532377-82612015-12-011317018610.7758/RSF.2015.1.3.09Stability and Change in Title I Testing PolicyLorraine M. McDonnell0University of California, Santa BarbaraThis article examines the history of Title I's student testing requirements, focusing on the two purposes they have served as a policy tool and measurement instrument. It argues that these purposes have been defined by a stable core of testing requirements whose specific targeting and technical characteristics have evolved in response to changes in Title I's institutional and interest group environment. In concluding, it considers the form and purpose that the testing requirements are likely to take in the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2015.1.3.09Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)student testingfederal K–12 education policy
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
student testing
federal K–12 education policy
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title Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy
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title_full Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy
title_fullStr Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy
title_full_unstemmed Stability and Change in Title I Testing Policy
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publisher Russell Sage Foundation
series RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
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2377-8261
publishDate 2015-12-01
description This article examines the history of Title I's student testing requirements, focusing on the two purposes they have served as a policy tool and measurement instrument. It argues that these purposes have been defined by a stable core of testing requirements whose specific targeting and technical characteristics have evolved in response to changes in Title I's institutional and interest group environment. In concluding, it considers the form and purpose that the testing requirements are likely to take in the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
topic Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
student testing
federal K–12 education policy
url http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2015.1.3.09
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