April 14, 2000

A Snapshot of a New Bill Facing Higher Education

By PETER SCHMIDT

AT ISSUE: High-school graduation tests.

GIST: Two Congressional Democrats, Sen. Paul D. Wellstone of Minnesota and Rep. Robert C. Scott of Virginia, last week proposed a "Fairness and Accuracy in Student Testing Act," which would effectively prohibit states from using high-school graduation tests. The increased use of such high-stakes tests nationally "marks a major retreat from fairness, accuracy, and educational equity" and hurts those children who are ill-prepared because they

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