Despite what the (Bush) administration was claiming, this is an indication that No Child Left Behind may not have made much of a difference because these are the same results we saw before the law was in effect.
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If the home is not reinforcing reading, it is much more difficult to learn it in school, ... Reading scores don't just measure schools. They're also a reflection of the values societies or families put on reading.Jack Jennings
Both the President and Congress moved in exactly the wrong direction last year by approving a cut in education, and this year aggravated the situation by approving another cut just as the demands of the law were becoming greater.
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In Michigan, Maryland and California, according to the Washington-based Center On Education Policy, most school districts have chosen to replace teaching and administrative staffs - one of the options outlined by the law. Right now, you're not seeing radical restructuring, ... States are being very cautious.
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They're trying incremental approaches - bringing in coaches, rethinking use of time, changing curriculum, retraining teachers.
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He's very receptive to changing the rules in favor of profit-making institutions. Boehner has run a large number of fund-raisers, and a considerable amount of money has come from profit-making institutions. In the current age in Washington, we're seeing whoever is spending more money has greater entre with lawmakers.
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The key question (for parents) is whether kids are doing better in regular school as a result of the services.
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