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----- Original Message ----- From: washingtonpartners@wpllc.net To: monty@fairtest.org Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: NCLB Insights - December 2006 NCLB Insights - NEWS AND COMMENTARY ON THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT Washington Partners, LLC is a government affairs and public relations firm specializing in education policy. WPLLC provides this monthly publication free of charge as a public service. -------------------------------------------------------------- Issue 13 December 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Fixing Failing Schools: Is the NCLB Toolkit Working? Major NCLB Developments Capitol Hill Department of Education In the Education Community In the News Recent Publications -------------------------------------------------------------- Fixing Failing Schools: Is the NCLB Toolkit Working? It has been five years since NCLB was signed into law. On November 30, the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) held an all-day conference called "Fixing Failing Schools: Is the NCLB Toolkit Working?" The conference was intended as a comprehensive assessment of the law's implementation and remedy provisions as its reauthorization deadline approaches. At the end of the conference it was clear that NCLB's results are mixed. Diane Ravitch reiterated that "five years after signing this bill into law is just not enough time to really examine the law and its effects on students and learning.only time will tell." More... -------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR NCLB DEVELOPMENTS a.. 2006 Election & NCLB More.. CAPITOL HILL a.. Senator Kennedy announces HELP Committee priorities More.. b.. Senator Kennedy announces HELP Committee priorities More.. c.. Dunn, House and Senate education staffers discuss outlook for 110th Congress More.. d.. Utah Superintendent airs concerns with NCLB to Congressional Delegation More.. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION a.. Three more States Approved for growth model assessments More... b.. OELA will award grants for ELL professional development More... c.. Office of Civil Rights addressing ELL parental involvement More... IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY a.. CCSSO releases annual report More... b.. Columbia University Teachers College hosts NCLB seminar More... c.. Reading First Audit finds New York State Not in Accordance to Law More... IN THE NEWS a.. Brownsville Herald(November 2, 2006 ). Author of No Child Left Behind Defends Its Impact b.. Raleigh News and Observer(November 25, 2006 ). Gaps Persist Despite No Child Left Behind Law c.. Austin American Statesman(November 28, 2006 E). Why Students in Austin are Still Being Left Behind d.. Time(November 29, 2006). Some Children Left Behind RECENT PUBLICATIONS a.. Center on Education Policy (2006). Ten Big Effects of the No Child Left Behind Act on Public Schools b.. The Alliance for Excellent Education (2006). Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners -------------------------------------------------------------- Opinions expressed in NCLB Insights represent the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Washington Partners, LLC or any clients of Washington Partners, LLC. Information believed correct as of publication. Washington Partners, LLC assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Contact washingtonpartners@wpllc.net with corrections or comments. Rights and Permissions © 2006 Washington Partners, LLC Washington Partners, LLC - 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW - Suite 400 - Washington, DC 20005-3521 - 202/289-3903 © Washington Partners, LLC 2006
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