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September 28, 2007
September 28, 2007
Los Angeles' Garcia takes voices of 700,000 ELLs to the Hill, 50 yrs after Little Rock Nine, Alabama tops NAEP ...
CNN Money: What to Do to Improve Our Schools - Fifty years after nine black students broke the color barrier at Little Rock Central High School, black educators, parents, congressional leaders and presidential candidates are grappling with inadequate public school education -- a national problem that will immeasurably impact the lives of generations of black children.
Washington Post: Individual Student Improvement Should Trump All Else - As a fifth-grade math teacher at KIPP DC: AIM Academy public charter school, I would suggest changing one aspect of NCLB to improve teacher accountability. AYP status is based solely on an absolute measure of proficiency and does not account for student growth. I think an accountability program that does both would be more useful for teachers and schools.
KHTS Radio, CA: Nation's Report Card Gathers Praise - Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), issued the following statement: “The 2007 Nation’s Report Card confirms what we already knew – student achievement is on the rise, achievement gaps are narrowing, and greater numbers of students are at or above basic and proficient levels in the fundamentals of reading and mathematics.
South Alabamian, AL: Alabama leads nation in gains made in fourth grade reading - On the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the nation's report card shows that Alabama's public schools made more improvement in fourth grade reading than any other state in the nation.
LA Times: L.A. Unified backs education reform law - "I'm here representing 700,000 children who absolutely need critical attention on No Child Left Behind. Your work to better serve English-language learners . . . is super, super important," L.A. Board of Education President Monica Garcia told aides to lawmakers.
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