From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--Accreditation - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Data-Driven Improvement - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Promising Practices - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Major Education Reports - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

High School-Level Accountability PDF - This ECS StateNote reports the measures or indicators states use for public reporting of the school's performance, the method used to provide notice to schools falling below expectations and the supports offered to assist the school in raising performance, the sanctions which a state may turn to for ensuring performance improves, and the rewards offered to schools by the state when performance heightens. (Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, December 2008)...

High School-Level Accountability - This database provides 50-state information on numerous areas related to accountability, including indicators used for determining performance and public reporting, supports provided to struggling schools, sanctions and rewards. (Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, October 2007)...

The Evolution of Indiana's School Accountability System - This Policy Brief provides an in-depth review of school accountability reforms in Indiana. It begins with a brief look into the origins of Indiana’s accountability efforts beginning with the “A+ Program” in 1987 and provides a detailed summary of the core components of Public Laws 146 and 221. Within the P.L. 221 system, the brief examines the former evaluation model as well as the new models which assign letter grades to schools. (CEEP, Fall 2012)...

Defining Strong State Accountability Systems: How Can Better Standards Gain Greater Traction? - This report lays out the major principles of a strong state accountability system, followed by a short discussion of common accountability pitfalls, and an in‐depth analysis of seven state systems that illustrate the strengths and challenges of developing these systems. The key question the paper aims to answer: What accountability policies can states put in place to support the efficacy of the new Common Core Standards and assessments, and what should they be looking to overhaul? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, April 2012)...

2007 Education Committee Annual Report - The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee is an independent, nonpartisan group made up of 18 educators, business people and elected officials who have been appointed by the legislature and governor to enact the Education Accountability Act of 1998, which sets standards for improving the state's K-12 educational system. This annual report examines: (1) student, school and district performance; (2) state support for student achievement; and (3) public awareness. (South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, March 2007)...