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Measuring School Quality for Accountability and Improvement

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By Lynn Olson
| FutureEd Verified
What’s the best way to measure a school’s quality? It depends on whom you ask. Parents, educators, employers and policymakers hold many different opinions about the goals of education and, therefore, about how to judge school performance. Yet virtually every educational aim rests on the same foundation: giving students a strong academic grounding and developing the knowledge and habits of mind that allow them to think critically, communicate effectively and acquire knowledge and skills over time.
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What’s the best way to measure a school’s quality? 5 factors to consider

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By Lynn Olson, Thomas Toch
| DATIA K12
This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. What’s the best way to measure a school’s quality? It depends on whom you ask. Parents, educators, employers and policymakers hold many different opinions about the goals of education and, therefore, about how to judge school performance.
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What’s the Best Way to Measure a School’s Quality? 5 Factors to Consider

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By Lynn Olson, Thomas Toch
| The 74 Verified
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter What’s the best way to measure a school’s quality? It depends on whom you ask. Parents, educators, employers and policymakers hold many different opinions about the goals of education and, therefore, about how to judge school performance.
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