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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Schwarzenegger vetoes bill allowing rewards for school sco...
In a message dated 7/26/2008 8:57:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, learn@jps.net writes: Alquist pushed Senate Bill 1709 to authorize and encourage school districts to provide non-cash rewards in response to suggestions from a statewide student council group. She said students argued that many don't take the STAR exams seriously because the test scores have no impact on their grades or graduation. Well, Alquist just doesn't get it. The students are right, the tests are meaningless. Hanging a carrot in front of students to perform on a meaningless test...well, does that make any sense at all? Alquist needs to get more schooling on the issue of high-stakes testing. This state senator's position is anti-educational, imho. **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)
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