With $ 360 million in additional Race to the Top money, it is backing work by states to design new testing systems that it says will measure student growth — rather than capture a snapshot of achievement — supply real - time feedback to teachers to guide instruction, and include performance - based items to gauge more types of learning. (e4e.org)
The diplomat acknowledged that the new testing system puts all the candidates in more or less equal conditions at the initial stage, but he also stated his disappointment by saying: (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
In place of the ALST, the new testing system would expand another certification exam to encompass reading and writing assessment. (nypost.com)