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Many states have undertaken reform efforts centered on educational standards and student assessment. The tables in this section feature data on content and performance standards, statewide assessments by grade level and content area, and the alignment of standards and assessments.
Data Tables
| Table 2.1 | Status of elementary, middle, and high school content standards in academic subjects, by state: 2007–08 |
| Table 2.2 | Names and types of statewide assessments administered, by state: 2003–04 |
| Table 2.3 | English/language arts statewide assessment name, grade administered, and assessment type, by state: 2008 |
| Table 2.4 | Mathematics statewide assessment name, grade administered, and assessment type, by state: 2008 |
| Table 2.5 | Science statewide assessment name, grade administered, and assessment type, by state: 2008 |
| Table 2.6 | Early childhood education standards, school readiness definitions, assessments, expectations, and programs for children not meeting expectations, by state: 2008–09 Updated! |
| Table 2.7 | Use of technology and capacity to use technology, by state: 2007-08 |
| Table 2.8 | State high school policies for college and work readiness, by state: 2008 |
| Table 2.9 | Types of promotion and graduation practices based on statewide exit and end-of-course exams, by state: 2005–06 |
| Table 2.10 | State high school exit exams, by exam characteristics and state: 2007–08 |
| Table 2.11 | State policies for helping students pass exit exam, by state: 2005–06 |
| Table 2.12 | Alternative paths to graduation for students with disabilities, by state: 2007 |
| Table 2.13 | State course credit requirements for high school graduation, by state: 2006 |
| Table 2.14 | School level in which student assessments are aligned to state standards, by subject and state: 2007–08 |
| Table 2.15 | Use of criterion-referenced tests aligned to state standards, by subject area, level and state: 2005–06 |
