The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress results confirm what education policy experts have long suspected: traditional “accountability” measures aren’t delivering real results for students.

Cato Policy Analyst Colleen Hroncich offers this analysis: “Today’s NAEP results indicate the oft-cited ‘accountability’ in public schools is largely a myth. Rather than locking students into a school system that isn’t working for them, states should continue to advance educational freedom programs that enable students to pursue varied learning paths based on their needs and interests. Real accountability comes when parents can choose and dollars follow students.”

You can read more of her analysis here.

If you’d like to speak with Hroncich about the results, please reach out to mmiller@​cato.​org.