Fwd: [LiteracyForAll] More evidence that NCLB hasn?t worked

[Susan Harman <susanharman@igc.org>]

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> From: Stephen Krashen <skrashen@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon Jan 7, 2008  12:16:36 PM US/Pacific
> To: literacyforall@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LiteracyForAll] More evidence that NCLB hasn’t worked
> Reply-To: LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com
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> More evidence that NCLB hasn’t worked
> Sent to the Chicago Sun-Times, January 7, 2008
>
> The Sun-Times’ commentary (“Here are three kids left
> behind,” January 7) points out that since the No Child
> Left Behind (NCLB) Law passed, there has been no
> improvement for high schoolers in Chicago.
>
> This isn’t the only test NCLB has failed.
>
> Education Secretary Spellings claims that scores on
> the national NAEP reading tests are at all-time highs,
> but the improvement took place before NCLB was
> implemented. On an international test given to fourth
> graders (the PIRLS test), American children scored 542
> in 2001 and 540 in 2006. NCLB hasn’t worked, despite
> billions of dollars spent and an incredible amount of
> time wasted in school.
>
> Stephen Krashen
>
>
>
> Here are three kids 'left behind'
> Bush here to tout his law; better he should see its
> sad impact
> http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/728730,CST-EDT-edit07.article
> Chicago Sun-Times, January 7, 2008
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