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Article: What we know and need to know about alternate assessment.
- Article from:
- Exceptional Children
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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An important way states have been implementing school reform in recent years is through the use of large-scale state and district assessments for student and school accountability. These assessments are used to determine if students have met state or district standards. The federal legislation No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2002) placed increased emphasis on educational accountability by requiring statewide assessment systems covering all public schools and students. These systems must be based on challenging standards in reading/language arts, mathematics, and science (science by 2007), annual testing for all students in Grades 3-8, and annual statewide progress objectives ...