Technical Council to Advise Dept.
A panel established to advise the Department of Education on technical issues regarding state assessment and accountability systems under the No Child Left Behind Act could play a significant role in defining the next generation of federal accountability.
The 16-member National Technical Advisory Council , announced by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings last month, is composed of state assessment directors, academicians, testing experts, and policymakers. The chairman is Tom Fisher, a former state testing director for Florida.
The panel was first noted in the Education Department’s proposed regulations, released in April, on Title I, the primary federal funding...
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