The 1995 Illinois governance law and test-based accountability measures put Chicago schools, including Annenberg network schools, on notice that survival depended on standardized test score targets¶

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Currency · newest study 1999 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2002: local conditions change quickly

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q2 i? Forty-three Annenberg network schools were on the initial list of 109 schools put on academic probation, and about 30 percent of principals in Challenge schools reported conflicts between network priorities and central-office priorities. → Dorothy Shipps 1999

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Dorothy Shipps 1999¶

Dorothy Shipps, Karin Sconzert, with Holly Swyers. (1999). The Chicago Annenberg Challenge: The First Three Years. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/chicago-annenberg-challenge-first-three-years

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Documentary and interview analysis of the CPS accountability regime instituted under the 1995 law, including probation triggered when 15 percent or fewer of students scored at national norms on the ITBS. The authors report 43 network schools on the initial probation list and that "about 30 per- cent of the principals in Chicago Challenge schools identified conflicts."

"Forty-three Annenberg network schools were on the initial list of 109 schools put on probation, and all saw students being retained. During that year, about 30 per- cent of the principals in Chicago Challenge schools identified conflicts between their net- works' priorities and the priorities of the central office."

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Related Claims¶

• Chicago Annenberg Challenge schools enrolled about 220 schools and 42 percent of CPS students, with demographics largely representative of the system — related
• Network participation faced challenges of teacher time, resources, and fragmentation, with about 40 percent of principals reporting few useful resources — related
• Accountability pressures overshadowed the survey's improvement potential without reducing its predictive power — related
• Single composite accountability indicators are susceptible to gaming and Campbell's Law corruption pressures — related