Re: Oppression of public schools

[aburke5054@aol.com]

-----Original Message-----
 From: pfarr@cal.berkeley.edu
 To: ca-resisters@interversity.org
 Sent: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 8:30 AM
 Subject: [arn-l] Oppression of public schools 
 
 >From: "taunarogers" <taunar@plateautel.net> 
 
 .... The DOE should exist to support public schools, not to facilitate their 
 >destruction. Reprehensible is not too strong a term to describe the 
 >oppressive actions of this administration in dangling the scent of 
 >badly needed education funds under the noses of cash-strapped states 
 >and school districts, yet denying them that money unless they agree 
 >to implement unproven high-stakes testing policies which harm 
 >children and lead to the destruction of their schools. 
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 States and districts are poor, so the federal government should pay for education? Sure. That way the taxpayers only pay 100 percent. In any event, the NAACP argued in federal court that states should enforce the letter and spirit of NCLB. I really don't believe that the NAACP advocates "harm for children and the destruction of their schools." 
 
 Art
   
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