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Peer reviewedHodges, Russell B.; Corkran, Gerald M.; Dochen, Carol W. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1997
Narrates an interview with Kenneth Ashworth, the recently retired commissioner of higher education in Texas, regarding his role in shaping the state's developmental-education programs. States that Ashworth was instrumental in starting the Texas Academic Skills Program, a statewide, basic-skills assessment program. Addresses such issues as funding…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
