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ERIC Number: EJ634709
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-0953
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Up Front: Students Are Chafing under "Test Stress."
American School Board Journal, v188 n8 p8-13 Aug 2001
Although President Bush favors continuous testing, headlines reflect an intense, growing antitesting sentiment. One standard does not fit all, current systems are malfunctioning, and kids are short-changed. A recent report says abstinence-only sex education is ineffective; high teen birth rates underline the need for comprehensive approaches. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Parent Attitudes, Politics of Education, Pregnancy, Scores, Sex Education, Sexual Abstinence, Standardized Tests, Standards, Student Reaction, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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