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  1. Not As Good As You Think
    "Proficient" Students in Michigan Aren't Really All That Proficient
    Summary: A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics contains some bad news for Michigan schools. When compared to proficiency standards on national tests, Michigan's self-proclaimed "proficient" students score near the bottom in the country.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 30, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  2. Teaching Requires Testing
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 8, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  3. Into and beyond the MEAP
    Some schools use national test, state wants more number crunching
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 25, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  4. Schools show interest in pilot merit pay program
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 21, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  5. Michigan adopts NCLB ‘growth model’
    Schools get credit for improved scores, even if students don’t ‘pass’
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Jul. 28, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  6. Michigan Rankings on National Education Test Fall in 8th Grade, Stagnate in 4th; Proficiency Scores Flat
    During budget debate, “More competition, not more spending,” analyst advises
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Sep. 26, 2007. Type: News Release.
     
  7. Credit Conundrum
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Dec. 12, 2005. Type: General Article.
     
  8. Hope in State Graduation Standards Misplaced
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 22, 2005. Type: General Article.
     
  9. POLICY BRIEF: Which Educational Achievement Test Is Best for Michigan?
    A Comparison of the MEAP, SAT-9, and ITBS
    Summary: A number of commercial firms publish high-quality, low-cost educational achievement tests that could potentially replace the MEAP test. A Comparison of the MEAP, SAT-9, and ITBS.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: May 28, 2002. Type: General Article.
     
  10. How Does the MEAP Measure Up?
    Summary: How effective are current standardized education tests, principally the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP), in gauging the efficacy of our public education system? And are there currently too many incentives placed on MEAP performance?
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Dec. 18, 2001. Type: General Article.
     
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