Oversight Hearing on Reading Programs and Hearing on H.R. 8304 and H.R. 9048


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"University of Texas recently conducted a survey of adults throughout the country which showed that more than 23 million people lack the basic ability to function in society. Millions of these people are not able to perform simple tasks, such as addressing an envelope or determining how much their employers owe them in pay. In large part, their inability to function is rooted in their inability to read. We could hope that these people are mostly older people and that the schools are gradually improving our citizens' ability to read. Test results, however, seem to show the opposite. Scores on the verbal part of the Scholastic Aptitude Test have declined 44 points since 1962, with the greatest decline being experienced this past year"--Page 1.







Oversight Hearing on Migrant Education Programs


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National Assessment of Educational Progress 1969-1983


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During its first 14 years of existence, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was located at the Education Commission of the States (ECS). This annotated bibliography of 575 references lists all major publications by or about NAEP published between 1969 and 1983. References are in a classified arrangement, by specific or special assessment. Documents not dealing with a specific assessment are grouped by: Methodological Publications; Special Analyses; and General and Miscellaneous. Materials by NAEP are separated from materials about NAEP done by external organizations. Subject, Personal Author, and Preparing Institution indexes are provided. The compilation is based on materials (documents and journal articles) archived in the database of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), and therefore most documents cited can be obtained through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). (WTB)










Hearings, Reports, Public Laws


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