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On the recordOctober 23, 1997
I thank my colleague and, just for a moment, yield again to the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Shadegg] who has a great definition because, remember, if it is national testing from the Federal Government, you really will not have an option as to whether to take it or not. If there are independent testing organizations out there, which there are, schools can pick which one is the best for their schools, which they think is the most appropriate that actually tests knowledge. My colleague from Arizona has a wonderful example, I believe that is what you are holding up, is how the Federal Government in their new testing program or at least one of the people involved in this defines quality in the types of things we should test. I believe it is in math. Is that what you have there?
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the implications of federal versus independent testing in education.

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