| Education Commission Of The States |
Article Index for Education |
Website Links For Education |
Information AboutEducation Commission Of The States |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES | |
| education in the united states | |
|
The organization opened its offices in Denver in 1967 and began administering the National Assessment Of Educational Progress (NAEP) test until the Reagan administration in 1982 made the decision to privatize the test, which is now administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). That decision threatened the very existence of the Commission, leading to the virtual closing of ECS's Information Clearinghouse, the laying off or early retirement of half of its 117-member staff and a 50% cut in the organization's budget. At the present time, every state, except Washington, as well as 3 United States territories and the District of Columbia are a part of the Compact and are members of the Commission. Each jurisdiction has seven seats on the Commission, including the Governor and six appointed members, which usually include legislators and education officials. The current ECS Chair is Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. SOURCES http://www.ecs.org |
|
|