Fwd: [arn2-strategy] Fw: NCLB Commission News Alert: Vol. 1

[Susan Harman <susanharman@igc.org>]

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  From: "Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>

  Date: Thu Apr 5, 2007 9:10:11 AM US/Pacific

  To: "ARN-L" <arn-l@interversity.org>, "arn2-strategy"
  <arn2-strategy@yahoogroups.com>

  Subject: [arn2-strategy] Fw: NCLB Commission News Alert: Vol. 1

  Reply-To: arn2-strategy@yahoogroups.com

  The Commission on NCLB is continuing to work hard to promote what I have
  termed "NCLB on steroids." You can use the message below to check out their
  75 pages of legislative language.

  Their top thing is "effective teachers," defined as those who boost test
  scores (except in a state that does not rely on standardized test scores but
  uses richer assessments - and even then, the high stakes consequences would
  likely produce lots of harmful results).

  I've been told that Gates, Broad, Ed Trust and others are also big on this
  and pushing hard with it in Congress. NEA is among those who are saying this
  is not acceptable. But the use of test scores to rank and dismiss teachers in
  Title I schools will further pressure schools to do nothing but focused on
  what is tested, with all the consequent damage that has been extensively
  documented for years now. Thus, preventing this must be added to the things
  that need to be accomplished during reauthorization of ESEA/NCLB.

  Beyond that, the Commission expands the role of testing and sanctions in many
  other details.

  Monty

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  From: The Commission on No Child Left Behind

  To: Monty Neill

  Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:21 AM

  Subject: NCLB Commission News Alert: Vol. 1

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