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Download full textFinn, Chester E., Jr., Ed.; Petrilli, Michael J., Ed. – 2000
In 1998, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation reviewed state academic standards in English language arts/reading, history, geography, mathematics, and science--the five essential subjects identified at the 1998 "education summit." Because many states have changed their standards in the past 2 years, the Foundation has evaluated them again. The news is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Criteria
Peer reviewedSerow, Robert C.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
A sample of 1,731 North Carolina high school students who initially failed the state Competency Test registered improvements on subsequent reexaminations. The gains were apparently stable and related more to in-school factors than to individual background characteristics. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
