To get the bill passed, its sponsors allowed states tocomeup with their own standards and to develop tests to assess student mastery of those standards.
为了让该法案通过,其倡议者允许各州设定自己的标准,并开发评估学生对这些标准掌握程度的考试。
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Yet MPs say Sir Thomas has exceeded his brief. Asked to assess whether their claims met the letter of the law, he has comeup with his own standards of what could be considered reasonable.