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Standards and Testing
NCLB? AYP? Are you, like many parents, finding yourself confused by the alphabet soup of No Child Left Behind legislation? Do you wonder what this means for your school and your child? Read on for information and advice to get you navigating the rules and laws like a pro.
Hot Topics
What is NCLB?
- A Guide to the No Child Left Behind Act (Center for Public Education)
- Questions and Answers on No Child Left Behind
- Questions and Answers on No Child Left Behind -- Reading
- Glossary of Terms: No Child Left Behind
- No Child Left Behind: Testing, Reporting, and Accountability
- Facts and Terms Every Parent Should Know About NCLB
- A Challenging High School Education for All
- Reality-Testing NCLB
- Will More Testing Improve Schools?
- The Debate Over National Testing
- Advocates for Educational Justice Disagree About How to Change NCLB
- A Parent's Guide to NCLB
- Why Some Schools May be Happy About Dropouts
- Legislators Look to Turn Drop-Out Rate
- Teachers Happiest They've Been in 20 Years
Testing & Standards Under NCLB
- Q & A: Research-Based Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About High-Stakes Testing (Center for Public Education)
- Should Standardized Tests be Used to Assess the Progress of NCLB? (Vanderbilt Peabody College)
- Organizations With Information About High-Stakes Testing (Center for Public Education)
- What Standardized Tests Do and Don't Tell You
- Standardized Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
- Myths and Realities about Testing
- The Facts About...Making Gains Every Year
- The Facts About...State Standards
- The Facts About...Math Achievement
- The Facts About...Science Achievement
- Testing Information
- Test Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Not Working
- Norm-Referenced Achievement Tests
- Criterion and Standards-Referenced Tests
- Multiple-Choice Tests
- Your State Standards and Testing
- What Research Says On Parental Involvement: National Standards
NCLB and Special Needs/Advocacy
- Measuring the Achievement of Students with Disabilities
- Assessing Students with Learning Disabilities Under No Child Left Behind
- Accommodations, Modifications, and Alternate Assessments: How They Affect Instruction and Assessment
- Aligning the IEP and Academic Content Standards to Improve Academic Achievement
- No Child Left Behind and Students with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities and Obstacles
- Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Frequently Asked Questions
- Opportunities for Supplemental Educational Services under No Child Left Behind
- Test Accommodations for LEP Students
- Alphabet Soup: Understanding the Language of Special Education
How You Can Use NCLB
- Choosing a School and No Child Left Behind
- Key Things Parents Can Do To Make Sure Their Children Are Prepared For The 21st Century
- Evaluating Schools: Questions and Tips for Parents, Schools, and the Community
- Resources for Facilitating Your Child's Academic Success
- Educational Standards 101
