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.
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.
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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