"It is time to start holding teacher-preparation programs more accountable for the impact of their graduates on student learning," Mr. Duncan said in a speech in November.
The problem is that, unlike charters, most schools are prohibited by law from holding teachers accountable at all.
They must know that we can't fix our schools without holding teachers, principals and parents accountable for results.
The concept of holding teachers accountable to a higher standard is great, but until teachers are accorded a salary commensurate with their education and contribution, nothing will change.
Call it the industrial-factory model: power resides at the top, with state and district officials setting goals, providing money and holding teachers accountable for realizing predetermined ends.
But, in New York and elsewhere, holding teachers accountable for how well they teach has proved to be a frontier that cannot be crossed.
Two of the charter school's main objectives, she said, are holding teachers accountable for student performance and enforcing parent involvement.
For the first time, a Democratic president, Barack Obama, is espousing ideas that have been anathema to teachers' unions — chiefly, encouraging school choice through charter schools and holding teachers accountable for student learning.
Although the Race to the Top agenda was controversial with many educators — especially promoting charter schools and holding teachers accountable for improving student test scores — Mr. Duncan heard little criticism in the Northeast states he visited.
Dr Bousted hit out at ministers for holding teachers solely responsible for the educational outcomes of the poor.
We can significantly reduce it by holding teachers and administrators responsible for their actions.
