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Title: The Accountability Myth, Second Edition
Language: English
Authors: Michael Q. McShane, EdChoice
Source: EdChoice. 2026.
Availability: EdChoice. 111 Monument Circle Suite 2650, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-681-0745; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Opinion Papers
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Schools, Misconceptions, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Democracy, Politics of Education, Academic Achievement, School Taxes, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015, No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Abstract: In this thought leadership piece, author and EdChoice Director of National Research Mike McShane reviews the measures that are meant to hold public schools accountable. Are they actually financially, democratically or educationally accountable? And to whom? Are there any educational institutions that are held accountable? This paper explores those questions, the evidence and posits that "accountability" in our public school system may just be a myth.
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