Brewer Questions Change to Sats Exam to Replace Meas for Juniors As No Child Left Behind Standard

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BREWER - When school officials brought up the fact that high school juniors would be taking SATs, a college admissions test, in the spring to replace Maine Educational Assessment exams, Brewer School Committee members immediately started asking questions.

The SAT scores would be used to determine whether high schools meet the No Child Left Behind requirement of "adequate yearly progress," commonly known as AYP.

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Brewer Questions Change to Sats Exam to Replace Meas for Juniors As No Child Left Behind Standard

"The SAT is going to be the replacement for the MEA [exam]," Julie Hackett, Brewer's director of instruction and MEA coordinator, told the board durin...

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