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Direct linkViadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
The author reports on a study released in April 2009 that suggests that California's high school exit exams are affecting some student demographic groups more than others. The California study, which was released by the Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice at Stanford University, is the latest in a small spate of studies…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Graduation, Exit Examinations
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2008
Despite academic progress, standardized tests have been a handicap in school's quest to meet the yardstick for adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The law requires that students be tested annually in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once during high school. Schools must show sufficient gains in performance…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
