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Download full textPatrick Rooney; Valerie Williams – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2023
It is important for educators to collect accurate information on the academic performance of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who may be assessed with an Alternate Assessment Aligned with Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (AA-AAAS) to inform decisions about resources, programs, instruction, and individualized…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
Patrick Rooney; Valerie C. Williams – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2024
It is important for educators to collect accurate information on the academic performance of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who may be assessed with an Alternate Assessment Aligned with Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (AA-AAAS) to inform decisions about resources, programs, instruction, and individualized…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Patrick Rooney; Valerie Williams – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2022
It is important for educators to collect accurate information on the academic performance of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who may be assessed with an Alternate Assessment Aligned with Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (AA-AAAS) to inform decisions about resources, programs, instruction, and individualized…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Tung, Rosann – Voices in Urban Education, 2017
Fueled by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its focus on standardized testing, the U.S. assessment system has been driven by capitalism rather than educational benefit. Annually, the testing industry, which four companies monopolize, is valued at between $400 and $700 million. The testing industry drives Americans to spend $13.1 billion each…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Student Needs, Student Diversity, Alternative Assessment
