An Open Letter to Federal and State Legislators:
Over the last decade, for all practical purposes, youve taken over American education. Convinced, as you apparently are, that education professionals lack standards, and dont want to be held accountab... continue reading »
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"My views exactly!! Title Elementary Supervisor, LA Archdiocese"
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"Federal & State Legislators have lost the basic common sense approach to educational problems."
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"In order for progress or growth to be measured, there has to be a beginning point established as well as an ending point. All students at the same grade level are expected to test out the same regardless of their level when they walk in the door. A studen"
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"Educational accountability is good, a necessity for improving school quality. But NCLB is a "reactive reform" which tries to measure the wrong standard: test-taking ability. If you're going to use a free enterprise model for educational management, use it"
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"I am signing this petition because the reform standards that drive testing don't connect to the aims of learning. Title Professor (Educational Administration) Address Dept of Ed leadership; College of Education; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487"
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"Today's standardized testing has placed such pressure on teachers to obtain preconceived results that they, in turn, place demands on the student which ultimately affect the whole family. Excessive homework deprives children of their natural and developme"
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