Number	19849
Subject	Schools
Source	Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.)
State	CA
Year	2002
Publication Date	Aug. 11-14
Summary	The Register reports on inaccuracies in California's school testing system. According to the contest summary: "The state fails to disclose the margin of error in test scores; in fact, the state awards and punishes schools for year-to-year changes that may be nothing more than statistical static."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	39
Keywords	Academic Performance index (API);educations;scores;students;ethnic groups;state funds
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