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Test Usage Information Links - Research, articles, and information about high stakes tests and their misuse from group opposing Virginia's Standards of Learning tests.
Lawmaker Wants TAAS Testing to Include Special Ed Students - A Houston legislator has filed a bill that would require all state school districts to include most special education students in the TAAS. Lubbock Online.
Mass Insight - Organization generally supportive of Massachusetts state testing.
Ohio Proficiency Testing Examined - An examination of the results of Ohio's proficiency tests, finding a strong correlation with socioeconomic status.
The Texas School Miracle Is for Real by Jay P. Greene - Article defending the Texas testing program and criticizing the methods of testing opponents.
What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? - Rand Corporation's study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test scores in Texas. Includes link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement.
No Aggregated Score Left Behind - Discusses the accountability of state examinations and of the No Child Left Behind program. Includes e-mail responses to the page.
Division of Student Assessment - Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations.
Dbunit - A JUnit extension that puts a database into a known state between test runs. It can export and import a database (or parts) to and from XML datasets. [Open Source, LGPL]
Alaska's High School Qualifying Examination - Beginning in 2002, Alaska students must pass an examination to graduate from high school. This site examines graduation testing and raises important questions.

Wikipedia Articles

New York State Education Department - The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York State. It is responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York State and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of state tests and Regents Examinations.
North Carolina State Board of Education - The North Carolina State Board of Education, established by Article 9 of the North Carolina Constitution, supervises and administers the public school systems of North Carolina. The board sets policy and general procedures for public school systems across the state, including teacher pay and qualifications, course content, testing requirements, and manages state education funds.
Shore Acres State Park - Shore Acres State Park is an Oregon State Park located on the Cape Arago Highway south of Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. The park features five acres of formal gardens including a rose-testing plot and Japanese lily pond.
Iddq testing - Iddq testing is a method for testing CMOS integrated circuits for the presence of manufacturing faults. It relies on measuring the supply current (Idd) in the quiescent state (when the circuit is not switching).
Independent Testing Authority - An Independent Testing Authority (ITA) is a laboratory certified by the United States-based National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) to test voting systems to the Voting System Standards (VSS) or the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) in the process of certifying voting systems. The Election Assistance Commission has taken over the responsibility for accrediting such laboratories and now uses the National Institute of ...