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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: CA - 'No Child Left Behind" law gets review
-----Original Message----- From: learn@jps.net To: arn-l@interversity.org Sent: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [arn-l] CA - 'No Child Left Behind" law gets review The California Department of Education is organizing the meetings. Jack O'Connell, who heads the CDE, wants to "combine" California's accountability system (API) with the federal system (AYP), perhaps by eliminating the requirement that all students reach "proficiency." California politicians are in a box of their own making. Their definition of "proficiency" is "prepared to enter the University of California without any remediation"... ___________________________________________________________________ Playing wordgames about the meaning of "proficiency" is an exercise in silliness. Parents and kids would be much better served by agreement about what the state will do about schools where many students fail to reach proficiency, however defined. Art ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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