Competency testing for either graduation from high school, or as a method for assessing whether a student should advance to a higher grade level, is the focus of this annotated bibliography. Included are annotations that relate to accountability, competency testing, program descriptions where competency testing is utilized, general testing…

One would not buy an automobile, a television set, or a gallon of paint without expecting some type of guarantee in return. Public school systems have a similar right to expect a certain level of performance from the graduates they hire from teacher-training institutions. Describes the teacher warranty program, its objectives and prerequisites to…