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Toward a Framework for Public Accountability in Education Reform

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Public accountability through information disclosure is a pillar of modern education reform efforts. Despite the ubiquity of this approach, we argue that public accountability in education is undertheorized and often predictably unlikely to achieve its intended policy goals. Drawing on examples from an equity-oriented court case in California and the literatures on democratic engagement and parent use of school performance data, we propose a framework for thinking about the design of public accountability systems in education. The framework could provide guidance for policymakers considering new efforts at improving schools through the production and dissemination of educational data.

Source: Educational Researcher

DOI: 10.3102/0013189x20931246

Authors: Ethan Hutt, Morgan S. Polikoff

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Southern California

Language: English

Topic: Educational Assessment and Improvement

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,000