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NLCB's myths and realities The Washington Post examines the accuracy of ten often-heard statements about NCLB. The newspaper determines the legislation is not a Republican plot to undermine schools and says the law's framers deliberately established an impossible-to-attain goal of 100% proficiency in math and science to motivate schools to do better. The Washington Post (11/11) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23818-2003Nov10.html And on this one - this is about how many kids dropped out IN ONE YEAR! - Alarming dropout data on Chicago's black teens undermine earlier district reports New data from the Illinois State Board of Education reveals that 20.3% of black students dropped out of high school in 2001-2002, compared with 15.6% for whites and 15.3% for Hispanics. City officials admitted that the 14.4% rate they reported in September did not include attrition statistics from 27 special and alternative schools. Chicago Tribune (free registration) (11/11) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0311110091nov11,1,2314182.story?coll=chi-news-hed 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
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