About MCAS - http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/about1.html
Massachusetts Education Department site describing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Mass Insight - http://www.massinsight.org/
Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing. |
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. |
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. |
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. |