Articles in this issue

• Second-grade testing pros, cons debated
  A bill that had been circulating in the Capitol on the issue of reauthorizing second grade STAR testing has been pulled, but the issue is not finished yet.
• Getting down to work on school funding
  ACSA has been busy working in the wake of the reports contained in “Getting Down to Facts,” released by the Stanford Research Institute on the issues of school reforms and resources. Already discussions have begun within the education community as the various education groups try to absorb and analyze the 1,700-plus pages in the 22 reports.