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No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth.

Publication: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony
Publication Date: 01-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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GAO-06-948T July 27, 2006

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) requires that states improve academic performance so that all students reach proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2014 and that achievement gaps close among student groups. States set annual proficiency targets using an a...

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...approach known as status model, which calculates test scores 1 year at a time. Some states have interest in using growth models that measure changes in test scores over time to determine...

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