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January 06, 2002

A Progress Report on New Assessments for Texas Public Schools
By Chris Patterson

"Texas school children deserve an academically rigorous assessment, but there is little evidence the TAKS tests will be much different from the TAAS," says Chris Patterson, TPPF Director of Education Research and author of the study. "Texas needs a world-class test, not one reflecting the low standards of the past."






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