October 6, 2000

Faculty Outcry Greets Proposal for Competency Tests at U. of Texas

By PETER SCHMIDT

Regents will consider a systemwide measure of both students and universities

Faculty leaders in the University of Texas System sounded alarms last week as the Board of Regents prepared to consider using systemwide competency tests to judge the quality of students and institutions alike.

A leading member of the board, Charles Miller, raised the idea of administering such tests as part of a proposed accountability plan for the

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