This book is about understanding and redesigning accountability systems. The accountability systems we write about are those established over the past 5 to 10 years, mostly at the state level, although a number of districts have similar systems. These systems are distinguished by their attention to school-level performance and by their inclusion of consequences for that performance. They are quite different from earlier approaches to accountability that attended primarily to district compliance with state regulations.
The new systems grow out of a climate that makes strong parallels between education and business; they intend to focus schools on the bottom line. They also reflect an attempt, strong in rhetoric if not reality, by states to back off from detailed regulations about the process of education. The new systems have an explicit theory of action about improving student achievement that stresses the motivation of teachers, students, and administrators.
In this book we address that theory of action, looking at how these new systems are framed, their technical specifications, their implementation, and their effects. Our purpose is to illustrate the technical, political, and educational challenges these systems pose. It is our hope that understanding these challenges will assist policy makers in their efforts to make mid-course corrections to these systems in ways that address some of the problems we write about.
Auggie & Me gives readers a special look at Auggie’s world through three new points of view. Previously only available in ebook, now they’ll be published all together--complete with an introduction from the author on how she came to write them--in a gorgeous hardcover package!
These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie’s oldest friend; ...
Living with Debt focuses on how to manage sovereign debt safely and effectively. The report traces the history of sovereign borrowing in Latin America, releases a new data set on public debt, and analyzes the evolution of debt, highlighting the recent trend toward higher levels of domestic debt and lower external borrowing. The report also includes a detailed study of the costs of sovereign defaults such as those that have affected some Latin American countries in recent years....
The 11th Edition of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management helps students understand and remember concepts through a straightforward and conversational writing style and a wealth of examples to clarify ideas and build interest. The authors provide a strong foundation of essential elements of Human Resource Management as well as a clear understanding of how Human Resource Management links with business strategy. Through practical applications, the authors illustrate the importance of employees...
This book provides support to academics as well as managers, who deal with policies and strategies related to work issues. Effective work practices and good employee relations are a real necessity of nowadays organizations, as they can help to reduce absenteeism, employee turnover and organizational costs. Instead, they support high levels of commitment, effectiveness, performance as well as productivity. The book focusses on the implications of those changes in productivity and organizations ma...
This book presents a practical and realistic approach to the study of human resource management. Concentrating on a common theme - the interrelationships among human resource management functions - the new edition features increased emphasis on multinational issues, a new section on total quality management and new coverage of how organizations respond to external environments....
Auggie & Me gives readers a special look at Auggie’s world through three new points of view. Previously only available in ebook, now they’ll be published all together--complete with an introduction from the author on how she came to write them--in a gorgeous hardcover package! 
Living with Debt focuses on how to manage sovereign debt safely and effectively. The report traces the history of sovereign borrowing in Latin America, releases a new data set on public debt, and analyzes the evolution of debt, highlighting the recent trend toward higher levels of domestic debt and lower external borrowing. The report also includes a detailed study of the costs of sovereign defaults such as those that have affected some Latin American countries in recent years.... 
The 11th Edition of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management helps students understand and remember concepts through a straightforward and conversational writing style and a wealth of examples to clarify ideas and build interest. The authors provide a strong foundation of essential elements of Human Resource Management as well as a clear understanding of how Human Resource Management links with business strategy. Through practical applications, the authors illustrate the importance of employees... 
This book provides support to academics as well as managers, who deal with policies and strategies related to work issues. Effective work practices and good employee relations are a real necessity of nowadays organizations, as they can help to reduce absenteeism, employee turnover and organizational costs. Instead, they support high levels of commitment, effectiveness, performance as well as productivity. The book focusses on the implications of those changes in productivity and organizations ma... 
This book presents a practical and realistic approach to the study of human resource management. Concentrating on a common theme - the interrelationships among human resource management functions - the new edition features increased emphasis on multinational issues, a new section on total quality management and new coverage of how organizations respond to external environments....