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Direct linkJennings, Jennifer L.; Beveridge, Andrew A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2009
Analyzing data from a large urban district in Texas, this study examines how high-stakes test exemptions alter officially reported scores and asks whether test exemption has implications for the academic achievement of special education students. Test exemption inflated overall passing rates but especially affected the passing rates of African…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
