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Download full textKennedy, Robert L. – 1987
Teacher testing began in Arkansas when the governor threatened to veto a 1% sales tax if a teacher testing bill were not passed. With enactment of Act 76 in 1983, an instrument was developed for field testing in 1984 over objections of the Arkansas Education Association. The test, the Arkansas Educational Skills Assessment, is comprised of 50…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, State Legislation
