This is not necessarily distance learning related, but it is a good point … that current NCLB legislation is singling out schools as the only institution responsible for children doing poorly. This was posted by XXX on the EdTECH listserv recently:<\/p>\n
<\/tt>This is from Michael Winerip's NYT's column of July 12, 2006
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\n\"We need a No Family Left Behind Law. This would measure economic
\ngrowth of families and punish politicians in charge of states with
\npoor economic growth for minority families.
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\nFOR example, in Ohio, black families earn only 62 percent of white
\nhousehold income, one of the biggest disparities nationally. So every
\nyear, under No Family Left Behind, Ohio would be expected to close
\nthat income gap. If it failed to make adequate yearly progress for
\nblack families' wealth, the governor and legislators would be judged
\nfailing, and after five years, could be removed from office. This way
\npublic schools wouldn't be the only institutions singled out for
\nfailing poor children.
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\nAnd if states succeeded in closing the economic gap, test scores would
\nbe expected to rise, giving politicians and teachers a chance to
\ncelebrate together.\"<\/tt><\/pre>\nI haven’t verified this with the original source (Winerip’s column), but regardless, it’s a good quote!
\n<\/p>\ntechnorati tags:NCLB<\/a>, school<\/a>, public<\/a><\/p>\n
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