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Download full textCarnoy, Martin; Loeb, Susanna; Smith, Tiffany L. – 2001
Texas has apparently achieved great success in closing the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students, at least in the lower grades. Texas students in all grades have made substantial gains on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). The effect of TAAS-type accountability on student performance in the higher grades is important,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged Youth
