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, Which will be released tomorrow. My testimony looks at how U.S. accountability practices compare and contrast with those of other nations. And group inspections, which a variety of countries use, from England and the Netherlands to Singapore and New Zealand, certainly put up one clear contrast to the approach brought by No Child Left Behind and testify accountability systems.
In the new Education Sector report, Jerald suggests that inspections could be well-suited as a federal strategy for accountability. He does not, however, say the federal government should conduct them or coerce them.
"As they begin to ponder their options for the post-NCLB era, state leaders should take a attentive look at England's approach to inspections," he writes, "a method that suggests there are ways to protect rigor and consistency while not sacrificing diagnosis and feedback."
Although school inspections have captivated place in England for more than a century, the inspection system as it stands today was launched in 1992, when the English Parliament created the Establishment for Standards in Education, Social Services, and Skillsor OFSTED. That support now oversees all inspections of English schools. The intent of the system is to give parents improve information about schools and to hold them accountable for performance.
Source: Education Week News (blog)