I think there have been some proposals in this direction insofar as schools
are held accountable for the aggregate level their students attain on
standardized tests. As far back as 1993 I attended conferences at which
federal DOE officials were talking of success based funding.
Of course, the bottom line is that the individual is tested but the emphasis
might cause schools to broaden their perspective on what works, what
doesn't.
Nevertheless, I don't think this effort ever did become tied to funding. It
is always threatening as in the current California Community Colleges
"Partnership for Success" proposal that will link funding to the colleges
aggregate rates on various "success" indicators.
Paul Dillon
-----Original Message-----
From: Eva Ekeblad <eva.ekeblad who-is-at ped.gu.se>
To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 8:55 AM
Subject: individuals
>Hi all
>
>Does anybody see "the individual" (or sum of individuals) being abandoned
>as the main unit of accountability in educational systems within a
>foreseeable future?
>
>Eva
>
>