Early Warning!, Will Robinson. Early Warning!, Will Robinson
The hedge fund CCOs and the corporate foundation managers are busy cranking out supportive propaganda for the Casey Foundation scare document (see Krashen's remarks below) that uses NAEP 4th grade scores to push for passage of the LEARN [sic] Act, which demands more testing, punishment, and cognitive sterilization in pre-K-3 poor schools. Here is the breathless beginning of a piece from the New America Foundation today:
More than 25 years ago, A Nation at Risk raised the issue. High-level research summits on children’s achievement have flagged the problem for decades. Last year, even military leadersexpressed their concern. We here at New America have tried to drive the point home too: It is
