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Download full textVirginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 2002
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires state programs to adopt standards for all children, including those with disabilities, in state and district-wide assessments with the provision of appropriate and necessary accommodations. For students who cannot participate in state and district-wide assessments, the law requires that…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2003
This publication presents guidelines for parents and educators in making appropriate decisions about participation in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MACS) tests for students with disabilities, and it describes commonly used test accommodations. State law requires the participation in MCAS of all students who are educated with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, 2005
Several forces are driving Alaska's school accountability initiatives. These include: (1) the Legislature's passage in 1997 and 1998 of the High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE) and other accountability measures; and (2) the passage by the U.S. Congress of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In the past, schools excluded some…
Descriptors: State Standards, Student Participation, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation
Minnema, Jane; Thurlow, Martha; Anderson, Michael; Stone, Karla – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2005
Part of understanding the issues that surround the implementation of transformative federal mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the accumulation of sound, evidenced-based findings that are coupled with rich descriptive explanatory findings. By doing so, the research community supports educational practice to continually…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Testing Programs, Educational Change, Accountability
