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As schools across the country prepare for new standards under the Common Core, states are moving toward creating more aligned systems of assessment and accountability. This paper recommends an accountability approach that focuses on meaningful learning, enabled by professionally skilled and committed educators, and supported by adequate and appropriate resources, so that all students regardless of background are prepared for both college and career when they graduate from high school. Drawing on practices already established in other states and on the views of policymakers and school experts, this paper proposes principles for effective accountability systems and imagines what a new accountability system could look like in an imagined "51st state" in the United States. While considerable discussion and debate will be needed before a new approach can take shape, this paper's objective is to get the conversation started so the nation can meet its aspirations for preparing college-and career-ready students. epaa aape 1 Much of this research is summarized in Darling-Hammond, L. (2010). The flat world and education: How America's commitment to equity will determine our future. New York: Teachers College Press. 2 This paper was developed in the course of a series of discussions about the design of a new accountability system, convened by the Hewlett Foundation. The participants in these discussions offered substantial input and ideas. There was strong agreement about many of the ideas, and there were diverse perspectives about some. The final product reflects many of the individual and collective insights of the participants, but it does not reflect an endorsement by any of these individuals or the organizations with which they are affiliated.

This project is based on interviews with a national probability sample of U.S. journalists to document the tremendous changes that have occurred in journalism in the 21st century. More than a decade has passed since the last comprehensive survey of U.S. journalists was carried out in 2002. This 2013 survey of U.S. journalists updates these findings with new questions about the impact of social media in the newsroom and presents a look at the data on the demographics, working conditions, and professional values of 1,080 U.S. journalists who were interviewed online in the fall of 2013.

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