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The Advancement Projects Community Justice Resource Center invited FairTest to write a piece on ESEA/NCLB reauthorization. We did so, relying primarily on FEA proposals. The first paragraph of the article is below, with a link to the full piece. The Advancement Project is a signer of the Joint Statement on NCLB. Their home page is www.advancementproject.org. Monty To Improve the Schools, Overhaul NLCB By Monty Neill and Lisa Guisbond, FairTest In this most wealthy of nations, the quality of education in low-income and minority communities is often woefully inadequate. Proponents of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act claim the law will change this unconscionable fact of American life. Unfortunately, NCLB has not pushed states to promote rich and varied educational experiences for all children. Instead, by attaching very high stakes to standardized test results in two subjects, NCLB has caused more harm than good. To read the rest of the article click here. http://www.advancementproject.org/cjrc-newsletter/10-07/to-improve-schools.php Monty Neill, Ed.D. Co-Executive Director FairTest 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-864-4810 x 101; fax 617-497-2224 monty@fairtest.org http://www.fairtest.org Donate: https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/MnrXjT8MQqk
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