Directory of State Testing Resources

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Alaska's High School Qualifying Examination

http://www.claudiax.net/ahsqe.html
Beginning in 2002, Alaska students must pass an examination to graduate from high school. This site examines graduation testing and raises important questions.
Division of Student Assessment

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/
Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations.
Mass Insight

http://www.massinsight.org/
Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing.
No Aggregated Score Left Behind

http://www.claudiax.net/nclb.html
Discusses the accountability of state examinations and of the No Child Left Behind program. Includes e-mail responses to the page.
Ohio Proficiency Testing Examined

http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/ClassConnections/ProficiencyTests/proftestpg.html
An examination of the results of Ohio's proficiency tests, finding a strong correlation with socioeconomic status.
The Texas School Miracle Is for Real by Jay P. Greene

http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_3_the_texas_school.html
Article defending the Texas testing program and criticizing the methods of testing opponents.
What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP202.html
Rand Corporation's study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test scores in Texas. Includes link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement.

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