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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Do we really need another NCLB hearing? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Do we really need another NCLB hearing? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Do we really need another NCLB hearing?

Oh good. The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce is holding a hearing on Wednesday morning to examine problems with No Child Left Behind’s accountability system. And if there is one thing we need, it is one more hearing during which witnesses can repeat the same complaints they have made for years about the fatal flaws of NCLB and its Adequate Yearly Progress accountability system.

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A primer on navigating education claims

This was written by Paul Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina. A version of this post was published on the Daily Kos blog.

By Paul Thomas

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