Preface
1. Politics and practice of accountability / Martin R. West, Paul E. Peterson
pt. 1. The Politics of Accountability
2. No child left behind : forging a congressional compromise / Andrew Rudalevige
3. Refining or retreating? : high stakes accountability in the states / Frederick M. Hess
4. Politics, control, and the future of school accountability / Terry M. Moe
5. Rethinking accountability politics / Jennifer Hochschild
pt. 2. The Practice of School Accountability
6. Lessons about the design of state accountability systems / Eric A. Hanushek, Margaret E. Raymond
7. Unintended consequences of racial subgroup rules / Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger
8. Charter school achievement and accountability / Tom Loveless
9. The effects of accountability in California / Julian R. Betts, Anne Danenberg
pt. 3. The promise of student accountability
10. The "first wave" of accountability / Thomas S. Dee
11. No child left behind, Chicago style / Anthony S. Bryk
12. A closer look at achievement gains under high-stakes testing in Chicago / Brian A. Jacob
13. Central exit exams and student achievement : international evidence / Ludger Wöℓmann.