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Schug, Mark; Western, Richard – Wisconsin Policy Research Report, 2000
Standards-based reform activity dominated K-12 education during the 1990s, reflecting a consensus that improving learning requires state-level curricular standards and examinations. Opponents argue state-imposed standards and tests overly burden districts, degrade teaching and learning, suffer from numerous technical problems, and have failed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Design