ETS will
continue to score the current test for one year, until June 30, 2006.

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The new test is structured so that additional
modules may be added in the future.org

About ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with a long-held commitment to
advance learning.

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The new test will be
offered in two standard forms (two-hour test) and six abbreviated
forms (40-minute test). The mission of ETS is to advance quality and equity
in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and
related services for all people worldwide. In serving individuals,
educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS
customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional
development products and services, classroom and end-of-course
assessments, and research-based teaching and learning tools.

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----ETS announced
today the development of a new general academic knowledge and skills
test to succeed the Academic Profile.ets.

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Granholm to adopt high school requirements that require proficiency in math,
science and other subjects while allowing schools maximum flexibility in how
they teach the material.
"Colleges and universities have used the Academic Profile for
nearly two decades to measure student achievement, evaluate program
effectiveness, and benchmark performance," says Mari Pearlman, Senior
Vice President of ETS's Higher Education Division.

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"While we have to ensure that these students meet rigorous standards we
also need to make sure that new legislation allows and encourages schools to
be innovative in how they help students do so," he added .

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In December 2004, ETS and the College Board, shared owners of
Academic Profile since 1987, announced that after June, they will no
longer sell the Academic Profile.

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DETROIT, The Detroit Regional Chamber supports
strengthened high school graduation requirements that will prepare Michigan
students for jobs of the 21st century.newscom.

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The Chamber's mission is carried out
through business attraction efforts, public policy advocacy, strategic
partnerships and quality products and services for members. ETS
will announce the new test's name later this spring ."
The new test will include all features of Academic Profile but
with such additional features and enhancements as Web and
paper-and-pencil delivery and an optional essay module using
e-rater (R), ETS's automated essay scoring engine.

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Included are four years of
English language arts; one year each of Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II and
one additional math class in the senior year; one year each of biology,
physics or chemistry and one additional year of science; three years of social
science, which must include a semester of civics and a semester of economics;
one year of health or physical education; one year of fine arts, which may
include music, art or theater courses; and two years of world languages.

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PRINCETON, N. "The new test will
have enhancements that will allow for more flexibility and more
informative results, while ensuring that institutions can equate data
collected from the new test with that of the old.

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Right now the majority of high school students are not graduating
with the academic skills needed to successfully complete a post secondary
education," said Greg Handel, the Chamber's senior director for Workforce
Development.

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Like the Academic Profile, the new
test will also support accreditation and the annual strategic planning
process, student counseling , and performance-based funding.

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The new ETS general education
assessment will be an enhanced version of the current Academic Profile
test, which measures college-level reading, writing, critical thinking
and mathematics in the context of the humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences.

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"In order to succeed economically, students are going to need some kind of
post-secondary education , whether it's a college degree or a skill
certificate.
With more than 22,000 members, the Detroit Regional Chamber is the largest
chamber of commerce in the country.

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For more information , college and testing administrators can visit
www.

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The Chamber strongly encourages the Michigan Legislature and Gov. The new test will be available in January 2006.html or contact ETS at 1-800-745-0269
or highered@ets.

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Detroit Regional Chamber Supports New High School Graduation Requirements

ETS Announces New General Education Test to Replace Academic Profile

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Specifically, the Chamber supports requirements adopted by the State Board
of Education at their December 2005 meeting.
Higher education administrators and assessment directors will be
able to equate scores from the new test with those from the current
Academic Profile, allowing institutions to continue collecting data
for longitudinal and cross-sectional studies without disruption. Institutions that plan to offer the
Academic Profile test before the new version is released in January
2006 can purchase the current test until June 30, 2005. The abbreviated forms will yield additional
data for research and analysis, such as individual sub-scores and
assessment indicators. Founded
in 1947 and based in Princeton, New Jersey, ETS develops, administers
and scores more than 24 million tests annually in more than 180
countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide .