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Helvey, Sarah; Risch, Judith – 2002
This paper--part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002--discusses high-stakes testing. Specifically, it examines the high-stakes testing program in Chicago public schools, a grade-promotion policy that uses a standardized test as the primary basis for promotion. Although…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Accountability, Court Litigation
