Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement

Levy, Frank; Murnane, Richard J.

Journal Article

Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement

Abstract: Higher student achievement, say the authors, has been severely hampered by a lack of good information comparing achievement levels with today's labor market requirements. They argue that by obtaining this information--in the form of academic standards and assessments--parents can more accurately evaluate the quality of their children's education.

Keywords: Education;

Status: Published in Conference on excellence in education