Real-estate agents boast about reading scores when they're showing homes. Local officials use good schools to lure new businesses. The disparity galls many people who work with these students. The law also requires states to provide alternate assessments by the year 2000 for severely disabled students. But Ysseldyke cautions that any alternate test could become a new dumping ground unless the government imposes a cap on how many students can take it.
Some educators say the concern over testing disabled kids is a sign of progress.
A generation ago, many of these students would have been kept out of school. Now that federal laws require schools to provide appropriate instruction for all students, tests are the new battleground. Or live with the results. Examples of Accommodations from State Assessment Policies - A compilation of accommodations being used across the 47 states currently administering state assessments. Newsletter Copyright 1996-2001 WETA .