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Peer reviewedKean, Michael H. – Clearing House, 1995
Explores the two major pieces of federal legislation that make up the foundation for a national testing initiative: Goals 2000 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Discusses the content of each of the legislative initiatives, how they interrelate, and who supports them. Suggests that the national testing movement has metamorphosed into…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, National Competency Tests, National Standards
