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Article: Legislators debate merits of basic skills test for students
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2006
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What was expected Wednesday to be a Capitol Hill discussion on a
proposed bill to yank diploma privileges to students failing the
basic skills test turned into an overall questioning of the exam.
Some members of the Education Interim Committee wondered whether
students with disabilities should even have to take it. Some wondered
if the test was too hard, while others questioned whether it should
be used as a high school entrance exam if it indeed measures an
eighth- to 10th-grade skill set.
Does it set the bar too low? Do teens think they're ready to
graduate after taking it, and if so, why even have an 11th or 12th
grade? Does it send a signal to students that they're college ready
when ...