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Kirst, Michael W.; Mazzeo, Christopher – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) was developed in 1991 to align the state's testing system to curriculum content and improve measurement of student, school, and district performance. CLAS was discontinued because of tension between political and technical factors, key stakeholders' divergent priorities and goals, and virulent…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedDudley, Martha – English Journal, 1997
Details the history of California's experience with large-scale writing assessment. Describes the introduction, development, and scoring of the California Assessment Program, later renamed the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). Discusses controversies over removal of certain writing prompts and objections to CLAS. Notes that funding for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Politics of Education, Program Descriptions
