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Fri 5 Oct, 2007 07:45 pm
1. A new accountability system would monitor how schools are performing academically and whether they are making the best use of their money, he said.
What does this accountability system mean?
2. "Under our proposal, there will be real consequences for districts that do not demonstrate real progress," he said. Failing districts will receive extra support from a cadre of "distinguished educators" to help them improve, but if the intervention does not turn the school around, the state would call for a change in leadership.
What does "cadre" mean here?
Re: accountability system vs cadre of distinguished eudcatio
fansy wrote:1. A new accountability system would monitor how schools are performing academically and whether they are making the best use of their money, he said.
What does this accountability system mean?
It means that the head or staff members of a school judged to be failing can suffer punishment such as loss of pay or seniority or could be fired from their jobs.
fansy wrote:2. "Under our proposal, there will be real consequences for districts that do not demonstrate real progress," he said. Failing districts will receive extra support from a cadre of "distinguished educators" to help them improve, but if the intervention does not turn the school around, the state would call for a change in leadership.
What does "cadre" mean here?
If you are from Communist China, you should know what a "cadre" is. It is a specialised team of managers or senior personnel.
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