Education director speaks out against No Child Left Behind

Source: sfexaminer.com Posted By: Hilmer J...5330 days ago

What’s wrong with No Child Left Behind? Nearly everything. No Child Left Behind is an inside-the-Beltway, political mandate that has no relationships with the realities of classrooms. It uses arbitrary gains on low-quality multiple-choice tests as the sole factor for determining educational quality.

But part of No Child’s goals were to equalize schools and ensure that underperforming schools received attention, correct? That is a laudable goal. However, the primary assumption No Child makes is....

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