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Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
In comments on the proposed federal guidelines for stimulus funds, some researchers say there's no evidence for the policies touted. Among education researchers, one complaint about the U.S. Department of Education under former President George W. Bush was that it relentlessly promoted "scientific research in education," while at the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Federal Regulation, Federal Government
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Kettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Beddow, Peter A. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2009
Federal regulations allow up to 2% of the student population of a state to achieve proficiency for adequate yearly progress by taking an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). Such tests are likely to be easier, but as long as a test is considered a valid measure of grade level content, it is allowable as…
Descriptors: Test Items, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Test Validity