CIAO DATE: 01/04

The Case for Being Mean

Frederick M. Hess

On The Issues

December 2003

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

Performance-based accountability promises to ensure that every student, regardless of background, masters crucial knowledge and skills. But to realize that promise, accountability needs to be coercive, that is, it must confront failure with real consequences for both educators and students.

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