Search The Directory The Web for Home > Society > Issues > Education > Standardized Testing > State_Testing New! Submit a site   whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   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.   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.   Bush's 'Texas miracle' in schools? TAAS tells - Gains on TAAS are not paralleled in other measures of student achievement. Capitol Alert.   Exploring Rapid Achievement Gains in Texas and North Carolina - Report written for the National Education Goals Panel investigating two states' higher rate of improvement on national tests throughout the 1990s.   Kentucky School Testing Simplified - State's 14-year shape-up plan called CATS. Cincinnati Enquirer.   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.   Mass Insight - Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing.   Massachusetts Teacher Association - Opposition to MCAS graduation requirement - Section of MTA web site devoted to their opposition to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System.   Minority Groups Seek to Stop Achievement Testing - A key Texas case goes to trial as minority groups seek to stop a school reform trend. U.S.News & World Report.   New York Cheating Teachers - NPR - Teacher and school evaluations are often tied to such test scores. RealAudio.   Ohio Proficiency Testing Examined - An examination of the results of Ohio's proficiency tests, finding a strong correlation with socioeconomic status.   Parents and Students Supporting the Standards of Learning - Pass-SOL is an organization supporting the Virginia tests.   School Report Gets RAND-y Reception. VitalSTATS November 2000 - STATS essay critical of the content and the timing of the RAND report on Texas testing.   State Idea to Expand TAAS Testing Unfair - High Wired.net student opinion.   Student Assessment (TAAS and End of Course) - The Division of Student Assessment manages and oversees the development, administration, scoring, and analysis of the statewide assessment program. The statewide assessment program currently includes the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test and end-of-course examinations.   Student Coalition for Alternatives to the MCAS - SCAM is a statewide organization of students concerned about the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assesment System.   Study Says Law Erases Link Between Schools' Wealth, TAAS Results - Texas' share-the-wealth school finance law has erased the link between a school district's wealth and how well its students perform on the academic skills test, according to a new Texas A&M study. Dallas Morning News.   TAAS Cheating - NPR - Several schools officials in Texas caught manipulating school testing data to improve their schools' rankings. Requires RealAudio player.   TAAS Provides Needed Accountability - Amarillo Globe-News Opinion.     [ 1 2 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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