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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: The Myth of America's Failing Schools
In a message dated 8/3/2006 5:38:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, lisa.guisbond@verizon.net writes: I saw this on the MSN Encarta site and thought you might be interested. It quotes Jerry Bracey, approvingly: The Myth of America's Failing Schools _________________________________________________ Replacing the myth that America's schools are failing with the myth that NCLB is a stealth tool to privatize public education does not seem like progress to me. Nothing in NCLB implies that America's schools are failing, only that states should improve them until all their children achieve at high levels, and that states should work extra hard for schools that serve poor students, minority students, students with disabilities, and students who come from homes where English is not the first language. Art
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