School Allegedly Cheated on Tests; Principal in Potomac Resigns Over Md. Achievement Exams The Washington Post (6/1/2000)
...principal of the elementary school that ranked third on Maryland achievement tests last year abruptly resigned yesterday after allegations...investigators found cheating on or lax monitoring of MSPAP exams in 14 Maryland schools. Scores at offending schools were adjusted...

3 DISTRICTS OPT OUT OF STATE TEST | ACHIEVEMENT DEBATE: MOST SCHOOLS TO GIVE EXAM SUPPORTED BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT The Herald News - Joliet (IL) (1/4/2000)
...to give sophomores a state achievement test in February despite the...school year on the Prairie State exam, he said. Local reaction...s Prairie State Achievement Exam, said Marion Hoyda, assistant...pilot test for the Prairie exam which ...

PRAIRIE STATE ACHIEVEMENT EXAM TO BE MANDATORY Sun Publications (IL) (6/21/2000)
...state took the Prairie State Achievement Examination pilot test in...American College Testing exam, a national college entrance exam, and with the Employees...at a student's overall achievements, not just in academic areas...when judging educational ...

Torah Academy aces exam.(Achievements) The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA) (8/19/2005)
...in the top 10 percent of schools that administered the Iowa Achievement Test Exams to their elementary and middle school students. More than...kindergarten through 12th grade. All students who took the exam at Torah Academy scored at least one grade-level above their...

Achievement oriented: Standardized exams give parents, students feedback. The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) (12/9/2006)
...any denomination, offers the Stanford Achievement Test each May. "Every year (participation...home-schooled students to take an achievement test. Indiana only says they must attend...school their children: --Stanford Achievement Test (SAT): A nationally standardized...

Md. Officials Debate Achievement Tests;California Exam Called `Severely Outdated' The Washington Post (10/11/1989)
...replace the California Achievement Test, a multiple-choice exam that every third...said the switch to that exam would divert momentum...relative merits of various exams, and the influence of...five years to create the exams locally. In the ...

The SultanEo,e1/4,aos School makes exceptional achievements in international exams. Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) (2/23/2009)
...scholarship students, who attended the SultanEoe1/4aos School Advanced Learning Centre, have also made remarkable achievements in the June 2008 examinations, bagging Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]AEoe1/4ao or Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling...of a maximum of 600 points in his Physics Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]AEoe1/4ao ...

Rating Education Gains; Achievement Gaps, Advanced Placement Exams, Demographic Shifts and Charter Schools: What Do They Add Up To for Students? The Washington Post (6/11/2007)
...national center, summed up the achievement results during that period...average have not raised student achievement more than conventional public...Advanced Placement courses and exams, which prepare students for...relatively low. Schneider said the ...

9 of 10 students pass state exit exam: ACHIEVEMENT GAP STILL A CONCERN, OFFICIAL SAYS. San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) (3/29/2006)
...harsh light on a lingering achievement gap that must be closed. This...history required to pass an exam to qualify for a high school...aid to help students pass the exam. Students who haven't passed the exam by the time their senior year...high failure rate. ...