Standards for National Testing and Exams
The National Council on Education Standards and Testing held its first meeting in Washington to discuss proposals for national mathematics s… read more
The National Council on Education Standards and Testing held its first meeting in Washington to discuss proposals for national mathematics skills assessment testing for the nation’s schoolchildren. National skills assessment testing as part of President George H.W. Bush’s America 2000 education initiatives, and was also part of the six goals set forth by the National Education Goals Panel is seeking to improve American education. The National Council on Education Standards, like the National Education Goals Panel, was made up of business people, teachers, administrators, and government figures seeking to determine the efficacy of education initiatives for the U.S. The National Council on Education Standards would prepare a report on its recommendations concerning testing for dispersal to Congress, the President, and the National Education Goals Panel. close
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- Joan Baron Coordinator Connecticut->Education Department
- Mary V. Bicouvaris National Teacher of the Year Council of Chief State School Officers->National Teacher of the Year Program
- W. Ross Brewer Director Vermont->Education Department
- Iris Carl President Houston Independent School System
- David Kearns Deputy Secretary Department of Education
- Jeremy Kilpatrick Professor University of Georgia->Mathematics Education
- Magdalene Lampert Professor Michigan State University
- Mark Musick Member Southern Regional Education Board
- Tej Panden Administrator California->Education Department
- Thomas Romberg Director The New Republic
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