The New Business of Education - Standardized Tests

Standardized Tests

This special series focuses on the impact the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has had on companies in the educational products and services industry. In this report, NBR correspondent Suzanne Pratt explains how businesses that make and support standardized tests have benefited from NCLB's accountability requirements.



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• Columbia University
  This links to information about Henry Levin, a professor of economics and education in Columbia's Teachers College. Levin is interviewed in Suzanne Pratt's report.
• CTB
  CTB, a McGraw-Hill company, is a publisher of standardized achievement tests for children and adults.
• Education Week - "Charts: A Bull Market" (Registration Required)
  Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. This links to a feature about "the revenue testing vendors could garner from state assessments." You must register to access the feature.
• Education Week - "NCLB: Act II" Blog
  Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. This links to a blog authored by the paper's associate editor, David Hoff. The blog is titled, "NCLB: Act II." It is focused on issues related to the No Child Left Behind Act.
• Education Week - "NCLB Law Bestows Bounty on Test Industry" (Registration Required)
  Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. You must register to read this article, which was first published on November 30, 2004.
• ETS
  ETS is a nonprofit firm specializing in assesment tests, research, and related services. The company is best known as the publisher of the SAT college entrance exam. ETS president and CEO, Kurt Landgraf, is interviewed in Suzanne Pratt's report.
• Houghton Mifflin
  Houghton Mifflin is a publisher of educational materials, trade and reference books, and assesments.
• "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (PDF Document)
  This copy of the No Child Left Behind Act is hosted by the U.S. Government Printing Office website.
• Outsell
  Outsell is a research and advisory firm. The company's interim VP and service director, Adam Newman, is interviewed in Suzanne Pratt's report. This links to information the company offers about the education and training industry.
• Pearson
  Pearson is a a media firm focused on education, business information, and consumer publishing. This links to information about the company's Pearson Education division.
• Kaplan
  Kaplan is an education provider. The company's president and CEO, Jonathan Grayer, is interviewed in Suzanne Pratt's report. This links to information about Kaplan's "Test Preparation" division.

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