Standardized Testing State Testing
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See also:
| About MCAS - Massachusetts Education Department site describing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. |
| Alaska's High School Qualifying Examination - Beginning in 2002, Alaska students must pass an examination to graduate from high school. This site examines graduation testing and raises important questions. |
| Division of Student Assessment - Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations. |
| Mass Insight - Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing. |
| No Aggregated Score Left Behind - Discusses the accountability of state examinations and of the No Child Left Behind program. Includes e-mail responses to the page. |
| Ohio Proficiency Testing Examined - An examination of the results of Ohio's proficiency tests, finding a strong correlation with socioeconomic status. |
| Test Usage Information Links - Research, articles, and information about high stakes tests and their misuse from group opposing Virginia's Standards of Learning tests. |
| The Texas School Miracle Is for Real by Jay P. Greene - Article defending the Texas testing program and criticizing the methods of testing opponents. |
| What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? - Rand Corporation's study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test scores in Texas. Includes link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement. |
| Bush Praises Local Districts' Use of TAAS for Promotion - Bush said he appreciates local school districts using the power of local control to address the problem of social promotions. Lubbock Online. (October 19, 1997) |
| Lawmaker Wants TAAS Testing to Include Special Ed Students - A Houston legislator has filed a bill that would require all state school districts to include most special education students in the TAAS. Lubbock Online. (March 5, 1997) |
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