Abstract
Federal policies have expanded the use of market driven performance reforms. A growing number of these reforms assume that citizens believe educators should be held accountable for outcomes and funding sanctions will cause underperforming school to enhance outcomes. However it is unclear if citizens share these views. This research assesses these assumptions by examining who citizens believe should be most accountable for education outcomes and whether they support policies that removes funds from underperforming schools and rewards them to other education entities. The results reveal that citizens believe either parents or students should be held more accountable for education outcomes, not teachers. Also targeted groups were less supportive of financially sanctioning underperforming schools.
Recommended Citation
Patrick, Barbara and Rollins, Aaron . C. Jr
(2016)
"Shifting the Blame in Public Education: Are There Parallels Between Opinion and Policy?,"
Journal of Public Management & Social Policy: Vol. 23:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/jpmsp/vol23/iss2/5
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