A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Standards-Based Education and Student Report Cards

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Clear standards and quality assessment foster equity
Implicit standards foster inequity
- Literacy tests used to deny voting rights
- Hiring bias hidden in vague job requirements
- Lending inequity resulting from informal practices
- Educational access blocked by admission, grading, and promotion standards
Quality assessment makes standards clear, and provides data on what's been learned