Do Higher State Test Scores in Texas Make for Better High School Outcomes? : Research Report / Martin Carnoy, Susanna Loeb and Tiffany L. Smith.

Texas has apparently achieved great success in closing the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students, at least in the lower grades. Texas students in all grades have made substantial gains on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). The effect of TAAS-type accountability on student pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Carnoy, Martin Loeb, Susanna (Author) Smith, Tiffany L. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Center for Policy Research in Education
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Accountability. Achievement Gains. Disadvantaged Youth. Graduation Rate. Outcomes of Education. Scores. State Programs. Student Promotion. Test Results. Testing Programs. Texas Assessment of Academic Skills National Assessment of Educational Progress Reports, Research. Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:	Reports, Research. Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:	30 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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