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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More NCLB madness

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More NCLB madness

More NCLB madness

New Trier High School failed to make AYP. Will they close the school? Charter-ize it? Fire all the teachers, Central Falls style? Post their names in the papers? Wait for Superman? What?

Nine of 10 Illinois high schools — 609 of 665 in the state — missed the mark on math and reading tests and risk federal sanctions, according to information released Wednesday by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the Tribune:
The sweeping designation muddies the issue for parents trying to make sense of it all, and