The other thing that I really focused on was accountability.
This camp believes that schools can put a dent in the problems of race and poverty, but only with stiff accountability focused primarily on one target -- singling out teachers.
"You're seeing an extraordinary change of policy, from an accountability system focused on districts and schools, to accountability based on teacher and principal evaluations," Ms. Weingarten said.
But in Nigeria there is also good reason for hope that the tide may be starting to turn, through grassroots voices and accountability programmes focused on participatory and responsive governance.
In rural health facilities in Kenya, initiatives to increase community accountability have focused on Health Facility Committees (HFCs).
He added, however, that if such an accountability system focused on penalization, the resultant anxiety about performance could be a barrier to productivity, morale, and recruitment to FHTs.
This evaluation, which is part of UNICEF's overall accountability system, focused on its response in Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka, where more than 85% of financial allocations have been made.
Mr Stuart said successive governments had failed to focus on accountability measures that focused on the performance of every child and it appeared the present Government was "backtracking" on moving away from a focus on five good GCSE grades for all, including in maths and English.
In fact these ads were part of a larger legislative accountability effort that focused on the votes of multiple members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and across the country.
That means they have less time and less accountability for focusing on the primary purpose of their position--managing people.
