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Standards and Assessments

Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference
October 2002

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Section 6112 Funds

• For FY 02, Congress appropriated $17 million for competitive awards to States or consortia of States to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of State assessments.
• Applications were due September 2002.
• Secretary established competitive criteria for applicants:
  • improving accommodations and alternate assessments for special education and LEP students
  • working in collaboration
  • disseminating findings to the field