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Are Alternative Assessments Such as Portfolios Scientifically 'Reliable' Sources of Individual Performance?

January 29, 2004

Questions about the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

How reliable are scores determined by individuals? Why are special education students asked to put together portfolios at all?

The US Department of Education has the legislation, regulations, and guidance to answer some of these important questions.

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'F for Fraud' Award
Fraud comes in many shapes and sizes, and we often do not recognize it or the trickster until the consequences of the deceit begin to hurt us or those we love, know, or hear about in the media. Fraudulent actions are always costly, however, and we must remain vigilant in the global effort to stop these practices whenever and wherever they occur. We celebrate the exposure of those people who greedily go after money or glory rather than work hard for a fair wage in a moral and ethical manner by giving them an "F".

Winners of the 2004 F For Fraud Award:

The Belmont Learning Center (Los Angeles)
Teen Boot Camps (International)
The Drug/Insurance/Government Testing and Screening Coalition