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Blog Posts
At The Movies
...so you don't have to!" -- Slate's Mickey Kaus "a very smart blog... [if] you're trying to separate the demagogic attacks on NCLB from the serious criticism, this is the site to read" -- The New Republic's Ryan Lizza "everyone who's anyone reads Eduwonk" ...
Feb. 28 5:18 pm
Teacher Responsibility for Student Learning: What is Our Share?
...taken one reasonable assumption and drawn it out to an absurd degree. Is the teacher the primary determinant of whether a child advances academically? My response: I agree with your thrust here, though commenter Borealis led us to inquire further, and we...
Feb. 28 4:38 pm
Regulation Now, Regulation Tomorrow, Regulation Forever
...particularly profound. reply to this The defense of GWB is laughable -- he actually proposed huge spending increases like NCLB and Medicare Part B, they weren't forced on him by Congress. But note that Cav skips his dad's presidency, which saw some pretty...
Feb. 28 4:20 pm
Romanoff talks transportation, politics, economy in Frisco
...marijuana and support research into its medicinal value. He also said unfunded mandates on education ? such as through the No Child Left Behind program ? aren't helping states reach long-term solutions. ?My approach with respect to education and health care:...
Feb. 28 3:58 pm
Dropout link unproven - Sun, 28 Feb 2010 PST
...kids, we hated it but we learned the components of sentence structure. And this was all pre-computer programs. Throw out NO Child Left and return to the basics. Teach our kids how to critically evaluate source materials, how to make a logical argument, how...
Feb. 28 3:32 pm
Full Story at SpokesmanReview.com
Educators Turn To Rap And Rallies To Boost Scores
...many schools, the stakes are even higher because the federal government sanctions schools that don't perform well. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, schools that score poorly and fail to make significant improvements the following year are required to spend...
Feb. 28 1:04 pm
Full Story at Hartford Courant
Poll: Majority says government a threat to rights
...government or receiving entitlements from the government. The report on eroding rights in this country comes from CNN. The most left wing reporting of the cable media. You have to wonder if congress will believe it now. Absolute power is corrupting and no...
Feb. 28 12:27 am
'No Child Left Behind' gathering hosted by district
...could be heard as parents of students from Title I schools attended the eighth annual Salem-Keizer Parent Gathering of No Child Left Behind information. "Literacy For All" was the gathering's stated theme for the second year in a row. Salem-Keizer School District...
Feb. 28 12:08 am
Full Story at Salem Statesman-Journal
Questions for Howell super finalists
...you been successful? How do you measure that success? How do you feel about Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests, No Child Left Behind requirements and other standardized tests? Do these help build a stronger school system, or are they a waste of...
Feb. 28 10:08 am
Full Story at Livingston Daily
Lawmakers, Gibbons agree to budget deal that would cut education by 6.9 percent
...number of words allowed Note: Comments made by reporters and editors of the Las Vegas Review-Journal are presented with a yellow background. Darrin wrote on February 27, 2010 09:53 PM: Fine. Suggest they dump the 'no child left behind' initiative. ...
Feb. 28 5:34 am
Full Story at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com