Education Standards Likely to See Toughening
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the administration was “laying the foundation for where we want to go” with the No Child Left Behind reauthorization.
By SAM DILLON
Published: April 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Obama and his team have alternated praise for the goals of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law with criticism of its weaknesses, all the while keeping their own plans for the law a bit of a mystery.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/education/15educ.html?_r=2&ref=education
Toughen? How can schools get tougher when nobody fails Everyday Math, yet hardly anyone goes beyond Core Plus or Discovering Algebra? What's the menu for reform math? Baloney and crackers?
ReplyDeleteIts doubtful Obama is going to improve education. Birsin got rehired just when San Diego thought they'd be rid of him. He left San Diego City Schools in shambles.