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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: MCLB "Anniversary?" Millions of children left
In a message dated 1/9/2003 9:25:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, aburke@vansd.org writes: > I did not say that struggling students never got extra help before NCLB > came along, in fact I said programs were already in place. Perhaps we were just reacting to what sounded like the old, "Before standards nobody had any," line. It's old and tired. And it's spewed liberally left and right. Before Standards-based accountability was started by the governors, Business Roundtable and whichever president is in need of a domestic policy that will get some press, we had no: (choose the most correct answer) a. focus b. curriculum c. math wars d. parental involvement e. reading plan f. principled principals g. teachers who care h. 5 curriculum and assessment positions in every district i. "Volunteer" A+ commission with a $700,000 budget (I think that's what it was)
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