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Education: Student Achievement Standards and Testing

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 18, 1993
Report No. T-PEMD-93-1
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Summary:

In this testimony on student achievement standards and testing, GAO discusses (1) the extent and the cost of testing in this country and (2) the experience with standards and tests in Canada. GAO believes that Congress should consider specific ways to encourage the participation of teachers, as well as state and local education administrators, in developing standards and in all aspects of increased testing. Congress should also carefully consider how to ensure the technical quality of any tests in a national examination system.

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