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Download full textDurant, Sarah; Dahlin, Michael – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2011
In 2007, the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute collaborated on "The Proficiency Illusion," a study that illustrated the issues created by having each state set its own standards for what constitutes student proficiency for reading and mathematics tests, while holding all states to the same…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Cutting Scores, Achievement Tests, State Standards
Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; Durant, Sarah; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was to ensure that states set educational standards in core academic subjects, and to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all students meet these standards. Given the inflexibility of NCLB's AYP (adequate yearly progress) targets and the federal line drawn in the sand for 2014, critics have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Standards, Accountability
Durant, Sarah – Oregon Department of Education, 2004
This brief outlines a study done by the College Board in October 2004 entitled ?Education Pays 2004: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society.? The study looks at an estimate of how much an average person in each of four educational attainment levels earns annually, and how much the government spends on them annually.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Educational Attainment, Salaries
