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Competency Testing and At-Risk Youth.
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Corcoran, Thomas B. – 1985
Issues surrounding the statewide competency testing of at-risk students are discussed. Sanctions, such as negative evaluations of educational programs associated with such tests, used to fall most heavily on schools and staff, but tests are increasingly becoming prerequisites for promotion and graduation, with increasing impact on students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate, Educational Change, Educationally Disadvantaged