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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Exit Exams: "An Insane Policy"
In a message dated 5/13/2006 9:52:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, c ampbellp@mail.montclair.edu writes: I have actually never seen it said here (meaning, I supopose, the ARN list) that "NCLB is wrong because it does not 'fix poverty.'" I have also never seen it said here that "schools are doing everything right and the reason that disadvantaged children do less well in school than their more advantaged peers is entirely due to their economic circumstances." ... _______________________________________ Well, of course, if you can't recall it, it never existed. NCLB requires states to improve their schools to bring all their children to high levels of achievement. Lots of luck trying to morph that into a conservative plot against public education. Absolute, total, and complete lunacy. Art
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