OCR Issues Revised Guidance On High-Stakes Testing

By Julie Blair

Washington

Officials at the Department of Education's office for civil rights have expanded a controversial draft guide outlining the proper use of high-stakes tests in an effort to better detail the legal principles involved and ways in which such issues will affect students.

The office is accepting comments on the new version of the document, titled "Nondiscrimination in High-Stakes Testing: A Resource Guide," which was released last month to a handful of education and business leaders. It follows a previous draft completed last May. ( "Beware of Misusing Test Scores, ED Draft Advises," ...