Polk
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- Aug 25, 2009
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Diuretic - under NCLB, our school is a district in need of improvement because our special ed and black kids aren't passing the state test. Mind you, a black disabled poor child counts three times under those three categories. At the same time, we had three students get into Ivy League schools last year and our AP scores are outstanding. There is no simple answer because we don't even know what a "bad" school is. NCLB had good intentions, but without national standards and a naotional test, any comparative research is flawed. And I'm not sure we want a nationalized education system. You think its expensive now?
I'd argue the exact opposite. Reducing local control would mean resources could be employed more effectively.