NYC parents hate on NCLB
New York’s Department of Education just recently started awarding schools a “letter grade” based on how well students do on standardized tests. This measure is largely influenced by No Child Left...
View ArticleSeattle teacher refuses to give standardized test
We’ve grown rather resentful of the whole “teaching towards the test” mentality ourselves in recent years, so we certainly understand a Seattle teacher’s frustration when he refused to administer the...
View ArticleU.S. kids improving in reading, math
Recent test scores show the children in the United States are getting higher scores on standardized reading and math tests. Why shouldn’t they, since NCLB has made it so that seemingly half the school...
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U.S. students still lacking in American history knowledge
Many U.S. students may have no idea what this document is. Photo: Thorne Enterprises Apparently U.S. students are unfamiliar with the famous paraphrased aphorism, “Those who cannot learn from history...
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Obama to propose big changes to “No Child Left Behind”
Big changes are coming for the school system. Via Google Images. Today, President Obama is expected to propose an overhaul to No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the federal law created in 2002 that changed...
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Duncan encourages states to ditch No Child Left Behind
Arne Duncan thinks NCLB is broken A week after President Obama said he planned to rollback No Child Left Behind requirements, a majority of states have indicated they’re on board with the plan, and...
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