11.   Bush supporters counter by pointing out that the rising scores on state and national achievement tests are proof that Texas students are doing better than ever.

12.   But after three years of enrollment, students in private schools scored five percentage points higher on math achievement tests.

13.   But at their best, it found, programs can improve performance on achievement tests and instill cooperation, positive attitudes toward school and self-control.

14.   But that number continues a drop in the number of those failing the statewide achievement test.

15.   But the real measure comes in the results of the Regents exams, achievement tests that are overseen by the Board of Regents.

16.   But will computers improve grades, boost the scores of standard achievement tests or help students ace their SATs?

17.   However, others question whether standardized achievement tests accurately measure what students learn or should be learning to prepare themselves for the information age.

18.   Ideally, a student achievement test should challenge every child so we would have a snapshot of exactly where he or she stands.

19.   In addition, charter schools had lower pass rates than the overall school districts in which they were located as measured by state-mandated achievement tests.

20.   It is all the more mysterious because it seems to be happening in the absence of a simultaneous increase in scores on achievement tests.