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Baenen, Nancy R.; And Others – 1981
During the spring of 1980, Texas tested all of its ninth graders for the first time as part of a legislatively-mandated competency program. This forced all Texas districts which already had established programs to decide whether to drop, modify, or retain them. The political, economic, and practical information which was important within the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements
Download full textWilkinson, L. David; Matter, M. Kevin – 1986
This paper outlines how the Austin Independent School District (Texas) tried to deal with the following questions: (1) Should special education students be included in the administration of standardized tests?; (2) Should their scores be included or excluded in the reporting of test results?; and (3) What are the evidences that test scores reflect…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Educational Testing
