Title: Accountability and Support in Chicago: Consequences for Students
Abstract: Accountability in Chicago in the 1990s derived from progressive reform legislation adopted in 1988 and 1995. The Illinois General Assembly in 1988 passed the Chicago School Reform Act (P.A. 85-1418), which included a set of goals, a redistribution of the school district's resources, and a decentralization of decisionmaking to the school level. The central goal of the legislation was for Chicago's students to achieve at levels comparable to students across the nation (that is, meet national norms in reading and math), both districtwide and at each individual school in the district. 1 Taking decisionmaking about school improvement out of the hands of a stultified and entrenched district bureaucracy was seen as a key strategy to encourage student achievement. The locus of accountability was moved from bureaucrats in a central hierarchy to local school councils, elected by parents and community members, with the power to hire and fire principals.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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