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NAEP board curbs Special Ed. and ELL exclusions
- 03-10-2010
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By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week
Over the objection of officials at the statistical wing of the U.S. Department of Education, the independent body that sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress has approved a policy that will limit school officials’ ability to exclude students with disabilities and English-language learners from the national exams. Beginning with the 2011 releases, the National Assessment Governing Board will also highlight states and districts that don’t meet testing-participation targets for those populations. Adopted March 6, the new policy caps a nearly two-year effort by NAGB to curb disparities among states in the rates of students who are excluded from the federally sponsored assessment. (more...)
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