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	Mass Insight - http://www.massinsight.org/ Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing.
	Division of Student Assessment - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations.
	What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? - http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP202/index.html Rand Corporation's study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test scores in Texas. Includes link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement.
	Test Usage Information Links - http://home.rica.net/airedale/test_usage_information_links.htm Research, articles, and information about high stakes tests and their misuse from group opposing Virginia's Standards of Learning tests.
	The Texas School Miracle Is for Real by Jay P. Greene - http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_3_the_texas_school.html Article defending the Texas testing program and criticizing the methods of testing opponents.

	Ohio Proficiency Testing Examined - http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/ClassConnections/ProficiencyTests/proftestpg.html An examination of the results of Ohio's proficiency tests, finding a strong correlation with socioeconomic status.
	About MCAS - http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/about1.html Massachusetts Education Department site describing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System.
	Bush Praises Local Districts' Use of TAAS for Promotion - http://lubbockonline.com/news/101997/016-8263.htm Bush said he appreciates local school districts using the power of local control to address the problem of social promotions. Lubbock Online.
	Lawmaker Wants TAAS Testing to Include Special Ed Students - http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/030597/lawmaker.htm A Houston legislator has filed a bill that would require all state school districts to include most special education students in the TAAS. Lubbock Online.
	No Aggregated Score Left Behind - http://www.claudiax.net/nclb.html Discusses the accountability of state examinations and of the No Child Left Behind program. Includes e-mail responses to the page.

Alaska's High School Qualifying Examination - http://www.claudiax.net/ahsqe.html Beginning in 2002, Alaska students must pass an examination to graduate from high school. This site examines graduation testing and raises important questions.

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