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Keefe, James W.; Amenta, Robert B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (the latest revision of ESEA) has exerted strong pressure on the states to encourage local public schools to improve their standardized test scores. This emphasis reflects a desire on the part of politicians and policy makers for strict accountability in the form of current test scores that can…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Accountability
