Accountability in a Broader Context

Abstract

The articles in this issue deal with different programs of accountability. My task is to respond, and my response begins with setting a broader context in which to place current concerns about accountability of schools. These ideas are not emphasized in the set of articles, not because of inadequacies in the writing, I believe, but because coming from the pens of educational officials, they might be misconstrued as defensive, which they are not. Perhaps, being in an academic role, I have a bit more freedom to say what needs to be said. My second subject is the importance of language choice. I also offer some brief, almost list-like, comments on several selected issues, some of them rather technical, and conclude by discussing the relationship between socioeconomic variables and education, and the costs of accountability programs.

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