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Download full textBoston, Carol – 2001
This digest presents various views of the federal role in testing and offers a brief examination of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the "nation's report card," in its national sample format and its state administration, which critics fear has the potential to become a de facto national test if selected as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
