Arkansas Teacher Testing : A Penny for Your Scores / Robert L. Kennedy.

Teacher testing began in Arkansas when the governor threatened to veto a 1% sales tax if a teacher testing bill were not passed. With enactment of Act 76 in 1983, an instrument was developed for field testing in 1984 over objections of the Arkansas Education Association. The test, the Arkansas Educa...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Robert L.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
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Physical Description:18 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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