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epaa-303	Haney, Walt	Lake Woebe guaranteed: Misuse of Test Scores in Massachusetts, Part I	2002	20	.pdf	application/pdf	5209	209	59	The latter confirm the findings by Kane & Staiger (2001) and Bolon (2001); namely, that changes in school average test scores from one year to the next are unreliable indicators of school quality. Change in MCAS Grade 4 Math Average Score 1999 to 2000 v. Change 2000 to 2001, with Schools showing Gain of 10 Points or More '98 to '99 Highlighted with Circles 18 of 20 These results are simply a manifestation of the kind of volatility that Kane and Staiger (2001) found in school average test scores in other states.	cache/epaa-303.pdf	txt/epaa-303.txt