Schools teach skills to help on state achievement exams Arlington Heights Post (IL) (12/7/2006)
...The state of Illinois started using the Prairie State Achievement Exam in spring 2005 to measure how well 11th-grade students...students show weakness in an area." Freshmen get entrance exams to benchmark their skills and gauge their future growth...

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 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 ...

Texas elementary students top U.S. average on test: But upper-level pupils show mixed results on achievement exam. Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) (3/31/2006)
...than the national average in reading and math on a national achievement test last year, while results for students in upper grade...though fifth on both the reading and math sections of the exam. Their highest scores were in math. Middle and high school...students took the Iowa Tests of ...

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...

5 school divisions shine in test; Valencia City school division ranked No. 1 in achievement exam.(Provincial News) Manila Bulletin (1/4/2007)
...into the Top 10 in the 2006 national achievement test (NAT) for elementary schools...DepEd conducts annually to determine the achievement level of grade school pupils in the...Northern Mindanao, said the commendable achievement of the 10 school divisions in the 2006...

Achievement oriented: Standardized exams give parents, students feedback. 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...

WE'VE ALL DONE OUR LEVEL BEST; Teenagers celebrate another year of A-level achievement as exam results bring joy to the North East's schools.(News) Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) (8/16/2007)
...year. David Ford, Durham County Council's head of achievement services, added: "Young people, and their teachers...they all deserve our warmest congratulations. "Their achievements today will place them firmly on the road to a successful...level. "They can be very proud of their efforts and ...