Re: monty neill op ed on overhauling nclb

["Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>]

I avoid replying to Art who either does not understand or does not want to 
understand.

The FEA proposal is for a rate of improvement based on the rate of 
improvement of strong Title I schools. The goal remains proficiency. If you 
want details, the FEA report Redefining Accountability and the FEA 
legislative recommendations are at www.fairtest.org and 
www.edaccountability.org.

Monty
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Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [arn-l] monty neill op ed on overhauling nclb


> It's also another way of saying that fewer schools should be below 
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> But the real question is why should Title I schools be the standard in the 
> first place.? We want children in Title I schools to reach the same 
> standards as children in more advantaged schools.? Why hold ourselves to 
> lower expectations for these children?? The Monty/FEA proposals stand 40+ 
> years of ESEA on its head. Imagine the consequences of applying the same 
> logic to other civil rights -? for example, by saying that the standard 
> for integrating the schools should be the 65th percentile of Mississippi 
> schools five years after Brown.? What is at play here is clearly not the 
> best interests of parents and children, but an attack on NCLB at their 
> expense. That is not right.
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> Art
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> From: George Sheridan <learn@Wjps.net>
> To: arn-l@interversity.org
> Sent: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:49 am
> Subject: Re: [arn-l] monty neill op ed on overhauling nclb
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> This sounds like another way of saying everyone should be above average.?
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> All schools should improve as fast as the school whose rate of
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> At 09:08 PM 10/15/2007 -0400, you wrote:?
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> > "..wiithin five years all Title I schools should reach the?
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> > rate of improvement now reached by the Title I school now at the 65th?
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> > percentile when ranked by rate of improvement."?
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