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...privately developed exams, such as the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Stanford Achievement Test. "American school kids take more than 100 million standardized tests each year," says Barrett. "We already know what schools and which children perform well or poorly." Asks Boston College professor George F. Madaus: "How is this going to be any different from a first-class test from a commercial publishing company?" (One difference: a higher price tag. The department estimates the tests will cost $12 per child--the Iowa exam costs less than half that--and $27 million overall...