But from its beginning, No Child Left Behind has promised more than it can possibly deliver. It has failed to consider the reality of most classrooms, it has ignored how most children learn and it has underestimated the challenges teachers face. And if student scores haven't jumped up, it has strangled the schools' funding. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
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The author is totally on the mark. The No-Child-Behind has been a mess since Bush and Kennedy signed it into law. But signing something into law and paying for it are not the same things. Sen. Kennedy said he signed it into law but Bush forgot to pay for it. Another Bush follie.
All the teacher's I've talked to, even the one's who half-way except it, say it does nothing but teach a child to test.If the school passes by some ... More »
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