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U -- U-MEETING ON TEST SPECIFICATIONS -- TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP POC Michelle Ringo, 202-708-8283 June 30- The Council of Chief State school Officers and MPR Associates will host a public hearing to discuss the test specifications for the Voluntary National Test for grade 4 Reading. The public hearing will be held in Chicago at the Renaissance Hotel. A summary will later be placed on the Department's Web Site, http//www.ed.gov/nationaltes. All interested parties are invited to attend. July 1-2- The Council of Chief State School Officers and MPR Associates will host an open meeting of the Reading Committee to discuss the test specifications for the Voluntary National Test for grade 4 Reading. The meeting will be held in Chicago at the Renaissance Hotel An electronic summary will later be placed on the Department's Web Site at http://www.ed.gov/nationaltes. All interested parties are invited to attend. (0175)

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