His education law,still in effect, required states to show yearly progress in student learning as measured by the states' own tests.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

The new system would have incorporated student progress on state tests and replaced a simple system in place for decades that rated the vast majority of teachers satisfactory.

WSJ: State Warns School Aid Is at Stake

The bill provides more money for schools, particularly those in poor areas, but, unlike similar efforts in the past 40 years, it ties that money to progress in annual tests.

ECONOMIST: Education reform

McDaniel says tests are being conducted at top-notch facilities, notes that all three doctors have university affiliations and says that negotiations are in progress to conduct independent tests next year.

FORBES: Health