Sloan explores the varied contours of the educational
accountability movement that has swept the United States. He
describes the historical origins and underlying assumptions of
present day accountability measures, current issues surrounding
accountability, relationships between the accountability and the
standards movements, and the role of standardized testing in each
of these movements, and provides a critical reading of the
seemingly divided literature concerning the effects of
accountability on public education. This volume also focuses on the
implications of accountability measures on parents, families, and
communities, including details of the varied efforts by grassroots
organizations that have raised concerns over current accountability
measures. While there has been a substantial amount of parent and
community opposition to both state and national accountability
policies, increasingly these organizations are offering suggestions
for ways to make accountability measures better and more responsive
to both community and student needs. The work concludes by offering
valuable suggestions about improving, even strengthening
accountability measures in ways that are more responsive and
respectful of students, their families, and local communities.
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