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BISMARCK - A candidate for North Dakota school superintendent says the state should improve its methods of keeping track of students' progress.
Max Laird says most school districts give computerized tests three times a year to measure a student's academic work.
But Laird says the Department of Public Instruction doesn't collect the data. Instead the agency uses a separate test to measure student progress.
The results are used to determine whether North Dakota is complying with a federal education law called No Child Left Behind.
Laird says the more frequent tests can be used to measure compliance with the federal law.
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Congress is debating changes to No Child Left Behind. Laird says the law is confusing, and he believes it should be overhauled or replaced.
