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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: ex congressman Martin Frost critiques NCLB for Fox news
In a message dated 11/21/2006 2:15:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, monty@fairtest.org writes: Flawed No Child Left Behind Discourages Teachers _http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230840,00.html_ (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230840,00.html) Monday, November 20, 2006 By Martin Frost A school can be truly outstanding with the total number of students significantly exceeding the number required for a passing score on the tests in any given year leading up to 2014 and still be subject to newspaper mention that it didn’t meet the standards of No Child Left Behind because one or more subgroups did not have enough students passing the test in either math or reading. ... _______________________________________________________ Right. Even schools that are truly outstanding in most ways can need improvement if some students are not doing as well as others. A healthy system would acknowledge that and do something about it. Thank goodness this lunatic is out of Congress. Art
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