PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a vigorous debate going on over the state's decision to require high school students to score highly enough on the New England Common Assessment Program test -- commonly called the NECAP -- to qualify for a diploma.
Students who don't do well on the test must take it again and show improvement to qualify for graduation.
State Rep. Larry Valencia, D-Richmond, said in a March 19 radio interview that he had concerns, and mentioned the nationwide Scholastic Assessment Test, or SAT.
Valencia said, "Do you know that, statistically, when you take the SAT a second time, one third of the people that take the SAT, even if they've been studying, will get a lower score than they did the first time around?"
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