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What Policymakers and School Administrators Need to Know about Assessment Reform for English Language Learners

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Provides a detailed research overview for those interested in the role assessment reform plays in the education of English language learners. Topics include: why assessment is viewed as a powerful tool of education reform; what differentiates testing and assessment cultures in education; what choices policymakers and school administrators can make about assessment; and how a standards model will affect large-scale assessment programs. Published 1999 by The Education Alliance at Brown University. Author(s): Mary Ann Lachat

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"What Policymakers and School Administrators Need to Know about Assessment Reform for English Language Learners" (1999). The Education Alliance at Brown University. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/xnn2-m045

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  • The Education Alliance at Brown University

    This collection holds materials from the Education Alliance at Brown University. The Education Alliance was a reform support organization committed to advancing equitable educational opportunities that prepare all student populations to succeed in the 21st century. From 1975-2021, the Alliance …
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