Standardized Testing
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Standardized Testing, College Success, and Diversity: Planning a Predictive Education
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Policymakers and educators have a vested interest in ensuring that each space at universities be filled by the most capable candidates, as spaces are limited. This is especially true at public institutions. Because the majority of funds come from the government, each pupil represents a significant investment of the state’s…
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Does Changing Kindergarten Entry Cutoff Age Help Improve Educational Achievement?
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Research suggests that an earlier kindergarten entry date generally reduces the dispersion of test scores in fourth and eighth grades, which is seen as a measurement of the educational achievement gap among different socioeconomic groups.