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Assessments Required of All Students in a Given Grade ......................................................... 25  \nII. Sample and Optional Assessments........................................................................................... 51  \nIII. Assessments for Special Populations...................................................................................... 56  \nIV. Looking at Testing in the District Context ............................................................................. 64  \nV. The Costs of Testing in a Sample District ............................................................................... 78  \nVI. Parents..................................................................................................................................... 80  \nDiscussion and Preliminary Recommendations............................................................................ 83  \nReferences ..................................................................................................................................... 89  \nAppendix A. The Federal Role in Assessment Policy .................................................................. 91  \nAppendix B. Mandated Tests by District.................................................................................... 110  \nAppendix C. Georgia CTE Tests ................................................................................................ 114  \nAppendix D. Assessment Survey................................................................................................ 132  \nAppendix E. Examples of Other Mandated Assessments........................................................... 158  \nAppendix F. Council of the Great City Schools ......................................................................... 162  \nFigures  \nFigure 1. Average Number of Total Assessments per District Mandated for All Children by Grade Level................................................................................................................................... 26  \nFigure 2. Average Number of Assessments Mandated for All Children by Type of Use ............ 27  \nFigure 3. Average Testing Time in Hours Per Year for All Mandated Assessments for the Popu","cbCaibFcY0LBXxxT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibFcY0LBXxxT","pdf",6349071,164,"English","# Contents\n## Preface\n## Summary of Results\n## Introduction\n## Methodology and Analysis\n## Interpreting the Data\n## Findings\n## Discussion and Preliminary Recommendations\n## References\n## Appendix A. 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