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Download full textGarcia, Joseph, Ed. – Achieve Policy Brief, 2002
This brief examines issues raised by the No Child Left Behind Act critical to long-term success of states' reforms. These issues include building a coherent testing program (lead with standards, not tests, and ensure the quality of all tests, particularly their alignment with state standards); managing trade-offs between high expectations and high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Collection
Chambers, Jay G.; Parrish, Thomas B.; Lieberman, Joanne C.; Wolman, Jean M. – CSEF Brief, 1998
This brief summarizes data from a 1994-95 survey of the states on special education expenditures in the U.S. and analyzes other extant cost data that adjust for inflation and consider rising special education enrollments. The study estimates that the 1995-96 national expenditure for special education was about $32.6 billion (compared to $19.3…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
