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Obama Speaks, Duncan Overreacts
Every time our earnest Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks of late, he seems to unearth new things that Washington can and should do to schools. Earlier this month, he promised the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Jul. 29 4:55 pm
Full Story at The American | American Enterprise Institute
The Proficiency Illusion, Empire State edition
...does this mean for educational policy and practice? What does it mean for standards-based reform in general and NCLB in particular? It means big trouble?and those who care about strengthening U.S. k-12 education should be furious. There?s all this testing?too...
Jul. 29 3:54 pm
Full Story at Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Obama Trumpets Value of Race to the Top
...including encouraging states to work together to adopt higher, more uniform academic standards. That's a departure from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, which he said inadvertently rewarded states for lowering standards. And he said Race to the Top would...
Jul. 29 3:27 pm
Obama touts education reform, confronts critics
..."directly incentivizes states to address failing schools," and the one championed by former President George W. Bush. "Unlike No Child Left Behind, this isn?t about labeling a troubled school a failure one day, and throwing up our hands the next," Obama said....
Jul. 29 3:04 pm
Increased pressure to perform on academic tests is forcing state schools to cut physical education classes
...results on standardized tests to secure funding. And the data back up that claim, as test scores have largely risen since No Child Left Behind was implemented. But critics point out that NCLB forces schools to choose between devoting school hours to academics...
Jul. 29 2:50 pm
Obama Defends Education Program
...classroom.? Referring to the signature education program of his predecessor, George W. Bush, Mr. Obama said, ?Unlike ?No Child Left Behind,? this isn?t about labeling a troubled school a failure one day, and throwing up our hands the next.? Instead, he said...
Jul. 29 2:47 pm
Full Story at The New York Times