Because current state policy requires that refused tests be given the lowest possible score, refused tests count towards the requirement that schools test 95 percent of their students. (mecklenburgacts.org)
Because current state policy requires that refused tests be given the lowest possible score, the scores of 1 given to refused tests are calculated into the growth rates used to evaluate individual teachers. (mecklenburgacts.org)
Under current state policy, bilingual education programs essentially are barred from receiving some of the $ 133 million in Reading First grants that go to California from the U.S. Department of Education. (edweek.org)