Star Tribune Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:26:00 GMT
Will 'No Child' law pass its next big exam?
The No Child Left Behind law, with its high-stakes testing, is up for renewal, and legislators are hearing from unhappy educators. When Chaska elementary school teachers were asked about the federal No Child Left Behind law, almost everyone said the same thing: change it or drop it. And this comes from a district that always meets its benchmarks for the federally mandated legislation. Disapproval is rising nationally as the hallmark education legislation nears its deadline for reauthorization. Since January, leaders from metro-area school districts have trekked to Washington or St. Paul to share their discontent with elected leaders or spoken with them as they've made the rounds in their home districts. ... Chaska Superintendent David Jennings said he wasn't surprised teachers think the federal law is lacking. He does, too. In fact, Jennings worries all schools will eventually be labeled "as failing" because of the way the law raises Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) expectations every year with a goal of proficiency for all students in reading and math by 2014.
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