Fwd: [LiteracyForAll] Re: Education Week

[Susan Harman <susanharman@igc.org>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "dypsr80" <dypsr80@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu Jun 26, 2008  1:48:13 PM US/Eastern
> To: LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LiteracyForAll] Re: Education Week
> Reply-To: LiteracyForAll@yahoogroups.com
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Angela Engel, a voice of sanity in Colorado, gave me permission to 
> share this letter written
> to Education Week. Angela is an activist and someone I respect and 
> like. Contact her if feel
> so moved. She's awesome.
>
> Please read her letter to Education Week, and check out her stance re: 
> High stakes testing
> at: http://angelaengel.com/index.php?
> option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=15&Itemid=28
>
> Dear Education Week,
>
> I've been following your articles for overÊtwo years now. On several 
> occasions I have found
> your columnists' coverage of complex and important educationalÊissues 
> to be shallow
> andÊoftenÊinnacurate. I've come to believe that Education Week is 
> promoting a political
> agenda, rather than an effective educational system and children who 
> are preparedÊas
> democratic citizens, economic contributors, and developed human 
> beings. Todays article,
> "Since NCLB Law, Test Scores on Rise",Êillustrates this position. All 
> independent and
> professional research organizations have confirmed the opposite of 
> what this article has
> claimed. Test scores have stagnated or decreased and overall 
> achievement has declined
> since the implementation of NCLB. What has risen are drop-out rates 
> and juvenile
> incarcerations, which none of your articles have conveyed.ÊReview 
> ofÊthe Center on
> Education and Policy quickly disclosed that John Jennings, the CEO and 
> his staffers were
> instrumental in the passage of NCLB. It makes sense then that their 
> "conclusions" would
> support NCLB and counter all other reseach studies challenging the 
> law. The fact that Ed
> Week published this informationÊwithout acknowledging the Center's 
> role in the
> authorization of NCLB, and without mention of any otherÊstudies, which 
> all refute the
> Center on Education Policy, demonstrates journalistic fraudulence. It 
> is the responsibility
> of media organizations and editors to do their homework. Our fragile 
> democracy demands
> media sources dedicated to getting the whole story, accurately 
> representing the truth, and
> willing to challenge and ask hard questions. Please remove me from 
> your subscriber list. I
> do not believe Education Week to be a credible news source.
>
> Appreciatively,
> Angela Engel
> <mailto:angela_engel@msn.com>angela_engel@msn.com
> 8131 S. Marion Ct.
> Centennial CO 80122
> (303)908-1954
> http://www.angelaengel.com/
>
>
>
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