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Valencia, Richard R.; Valenzuela, Angela; Sloan, Kris; Foley, Douglas E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Response to article in December 2000 "Phi Delta Kappan" by James Scheurich, Linda Skrla, and Joseph Johnson in support of the Texas Accountability System. Discusses flaws in the article's historical possibilities thesis and the inaccurate characterization of accountability as a dichotomy. Advocates Coalition for Authentic Reform…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criticism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBernal, Ernesto M.; Valencia, Richard R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Reviews major issues germane to the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. Discusses the second wave of Texas standards-based reform that would institutionalize retention for students failing a state-mandated achievement test, proposed federal legislation limiting use of high stakes tests, and psychometric and policy lessons learned from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Students, Court Litigation, Criticism
