Report: NCLB fails.
After two years, No Child Left Behind has damaged education quality and equity due, in part, to its arbitrary requirements, according to a report by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.U.S. Department of Education officials continue to defend the law, saying it will help all students, particularly at-risk and disadvantaged children, lessen the achievement gap.
Some basic points noted in Failing Our Children: How No Child Left Behind Undermines Quality, and Equity in Education and An Accountability Model that Supports School Improvement include:
* Widespread school "failure" is inevitable given the law's one-size-fits-all design, setting unrealistic goals and ignoring measurement error.
* The school transfer policy for students in poor-performing schools undermines ongoing reform programs.
* Students are coached more to pass tests rather than learn a rich curriculum that will prepare them for 21st century life.
* Adequate federal funding is lacking.
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| Title Annotation: | Inside the law: analyzing, debating and explaining No Child Left Behind |
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| Publication: | District Administration |
| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
| Date: | Aug 1, 2004 |
| Words: | 145 |
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