The state of Nebraska was chosen for this study primarily because
of convenience, and also because it happened to be the setting for the
Buros-Nebraska Symposium on Measurement and Testing at which
these results were presented. Nebraska typically fares quite well in
comparisons with other states in terms of student achievement. What
we found in Nebraska, however, we feel is representative of most, if
not all, other states in the U.S. Hence, readers of this chapter should
keep in mind that the findings in Nebraska are likely to be indicative
of their states.