The Chief State School Officers of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) have adopted a recommendation calling for comparable state measures of educational progress through multiple indicators, including student achievement. Current state criterion-referenced testing programs provide information regarding specific student skills and progress toward standards; nationally-normed tests provide comparative data for many grade levels and for multiple subject areas. This document contains summaries of state testing programs and test results for the SREB states, compiled from information provided by the State Department of Education in each state. The 15 SREB states include: (1) Alabama; (2) Arkansas; (3) Florida; (4) Georgia; (5) Kentucky; (6) Louisiana; (7) Maryland; (8) Mississippi; (9) North Carolina; (10) Oklahoma; (11) South Carolina; (12) Tennessee; (13) Texas; (14) Virginia; and (15) West Virginia. The summaries contain a brief description of the testing program of each state (mandate, purpose, subject, and grade levels) and a discussion of state-developed criterion-referenced tests, nationally-normed tests, and trends in student achievement. (PN)