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Brundage, Diane, Ed. – 1979
Based on work done for the 1978 Ford Fellows in Educational Journalism Program, the document contains series of newspaper articles authored by 10 journalists on various educational topics. The 10 series titles and authors are: "Growing Up Gifted in America's Schools" (H. Collins); "Minimum Competency Testing: State Approaches" (J. Covington);…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance
Ebel, Robert L. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
There is currently a conflict between educational accountability and the distrust of standardized testing. Concern for the quality of education is based on evidence of students' academic dificiencies, the decline in test scores, and increasing education costs and school taxes. As a result of criticism, states have mandated, or are considering,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Certification, Curriculum
Haney, Walt; Kinyanjui, Kabiru – IRCD Bulletin, 1979
After a period of striving for equal educational opportunity and progress toward that goal, American society is now shifting toward more emphasis on educational quality. However, some fear that the rise of Minimum Competency Testing (MCT) may hinder rather than help minority students' opportunities for equal education. Despite gains in the number…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Students, Educational Quality, Equal Education
