The Relationship Between External Accountability Policy and Internal Accountability: A Cross-State Analysis of Charter and Traditional Public Schools

Abstract

Using data from the National Center for Educational Statistics, this article examines the relationship between strength of state accountability policy (i.e., external accountability) and internal accountability, defined as a school-level system in which collective behaviors and conditions exist that direct the attention and effort of the internal school community to continuous improvement. Among other factors, a school's level of internal accountability appears to be higher for traditional public schools and schools that operate in weak external accountability states. Because data used to measure these factors directly are not available, differences in school internal accountability may reflect differences in these considerations. This article should be of interest to those concerned with motivating schools to develop the internal systems associated with high performance.

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