. This paper examines a school accountability program that provides financial support to low-performing schools but has no …'s results suggest that to improve student achievement, a school accountability program does not need to set high …-stakes consequences that potentially induce unwanted strategic behaviors on the part of school workers. …

school quality performance does respond to Trouw quality scores. Both average grades increase and the number of diplomas go … that are measured. -- School quality ; school accountability …

school quality performance does respond to Trouw quality scores. Both average grades increase and the number of diplomas go …

This paper argues that school grades cannot be interpreted solely as a reward for a given school performance, since … elementary education. The data for three entire school cohorts is analyzed - approximately 140,000 individuals. …

We explore responses of Australian school principals to the introduction of test score reporting via the My School …) the My School website launch. We find scarce evidence of meaningful adjustments over time, but we do find evidence of … significantly different policies and practices across school groups. …