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> From the ASCD SmartBrief, October 6, 2000. From the Lost Angeles
> Times, October 6, 2000.
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> Calif. Schools Teaching To Test
>
> To prepare students for the Stanford 9 achievement test, Bandini
> Elementary School in Commerce, Calif., developed multiple choice
> reading quizzes that look like the real test. The school also hired a
> consultant to advise teachers on how to prepare students for the
> exams. The Los Angeles Times newspaper examines how Gov. Gray Davis'
> new focus on school accountability is changing the way students are
> taught throughout the state. See full article at
>
> http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20001006/t000094972.html > *
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