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The Human Face of the High-Stakes Testing Story.

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Title: The Human Face of the High-Stakes Testing Story.
Authors: Nathan, Linda
Source: Phi Delta Kappan. Apr2002, Vol. 83 Issue 8, p595. 6p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Illustration.
Subject Terms: *Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, *Achievement tests, *Art schools, *Educational tests & measurements, Boston Arts Academy (Boston, Mass.)
Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), United States
Abstract: Looks at how the Boston Arts Academy, a high school of visual and performing arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is trying to deal with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) while fighting for a rich arts and academic curriculum. Threat that students will not receive diplomas unless they pass the MCAS exam; Profile of two students which shed a different light on high-stakes testing; Reasons that students at the school improved their MCAS results; Question of what the MCAS really measures.
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