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The reporters are probably lumping in states like VA which require state tests to be used as "one criteria" for making retention decisions. And the state hair splitters are all too glad to point this out. It would be a good idea to acknowledge this, and at the same time to argue that for all intents and purposes, when school accreditation or other punishments or goodies are tied to test scores, for most schools the test score becomes the overriding factor in making retention decisions. Allen F. > -----Original Message----- > > >In a Gannett news report on the AASA poll showing lots of opposition to > high > >stakes testing, there was the following sentence: > > > > > > > Nearly half the states use standardized tests with high stakes > > > consequences, such as holding a child .back a year. > > > >Yes, nearly half have high stakes, but that is 20 for high school grad; > this > >year only 2 for retention (both have grad). I have seen several pieces > saying > >that nearly 20 states have grade promot test requirements -- this is > simply > >not true. The danger is that it makes what is a big problem seem even > bigger > >and gives the appearance of "normality" to use of tests for grade promo, > when > >it remains the exception by far and not at all the norm. When you/we see > >these things, I hope you will reply. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L > >to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. > > > > > > Page McCullough > Rural School and Community Trust > Policy Program > 919/220-8004-office > page.mccullough@ruraledu.org > www.ruraledu.org > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L > to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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