Standardized exam idea is put to the test

A parade of college presidents will appear before a federal higher-education commission meeting in Boston tomorrow, and early signs suggest it will be a lively, even contentious scene. Texas businessman Charles Miller, chairman of the commission appointed by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, has made waves by suggesting that some kind of standardized testing would help measure whether college students are ... (Full article: 750 words)

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