Re: Can NCLB Close Achievement Gaps?

[ABurke5054@aol.com]

The average African-American 12th grader achieves at the level of the  
average White 8th grader.  NCLB establishes the expectation of parity  and sets a 
specific schedule for reaching it along with requiring states to  provide 
sustained and intensive assistance to schools.  If anything this  is a profound act 
of faith in kids, families, and schools (and maybe a  naive act of faith in 
states).  Putting things on hold until the  ed-school sorcerers whip up the 
magic "educational methods"  is absolutely ridiculous.  Take away the requirement 
to improve  schools and what do you think will happen?
 
Art  
 
 
In a message dated 11/14/2006 8:33:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
learn@jps.net writes:

Can NCLB Close Achievement  Gaps?
by David J. Armor

The authorargues that there  are no demonstrable educational methods that can 
produce full proficiency for  all students by 2014, and until there are the 
Department of Education should  adopt a growth model that does not have a 
date-certain requirement to attain  full proficiency for all groups. 

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