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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] article on NCLB, Joint Statement by Monty Neill
I have an article on NCLB in the January 12 Newsletter of the Community Justice Resource Center of the Advancement Project (www.advancementproject.org). In addition to critiquing NCLB, I discuss in some detail the Joint Statement and the Forum on Educational Accountability as part of discussing a thorough overhaul of ESEA. Here is the blurb on it, with a link to it. Overhauling No Child Left Behind By Monty Neill, Fair Test The highly controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is the latest version of the long-standing federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It is due to be reviewed and possibly revised in 2007, though that re-authorization process may be delayed. While the law's professed goal of high quality learning for all students, which includes closing achievement gaps, is laudable, the actual structure of NCLB hurts, rather than helps, efforts to reach the goal. As a result, fundamental changes are needed. To read the full article, click here. http://www.advancementproject.org/newsletter.html Monty Neill, Ed.D. Executive Director FairTest 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-864-4810 fax 617-497-2224 monty@fairtest.org http://www.fairtest.org Donate: https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/MnrXjT8MQqk
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