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Virginia acts to limit use of exam for special-ed students after criticism

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 88, Clicks: 3)  View Story

Virginia officials are moving to sharply limit an alternative testing program that many schools in the Washington suburbs use to measure the abilities of special education students who traditionally have fared poorly on the state's Standards of Learning exams.

1 comments | Tags: virginia alternative testing program portfolio tests achievement gap racial achievement gap | Topic: Special Education BAD >_<

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#1 by nitajo posted ago +2 apples bad good
High concentrations of minority students in special education classes have lent the debate a racial element. Progress toward closing the racial achievement gap in some Fairfax schools, for example, has been obscured by higher numbers of African American and Hispanic students taking the portfolio tests rather than the multiple choice tests, which have higher failure rates. 0
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