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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Palmer, Elisabeth A.; Barley, Zoe A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2008
The purpose of this study is to describe the No Child Left Behind requirements for state standards and assessment systems. It examined official documents and peer review decision letters and included interviews with state assessment directors in the Central Region to highlight the challenges states face in developing and implementing approved…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Educational Assessment
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Kendall, John S.; Pollack, Courtney; Schwols, Amitra; Snyder, Christina – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2007
Colleges and employers are growing increasingly concerned that high school students lack the knowledge and skills needed for success after graduation. To find out whether the expectations of the Central Region states match the expectations of colleges and the workplace, state standards for what students should know and be able to do in English…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Language Arts, English