No Child Left Behind - What Should It Be Called Now?
I do want to write up a thread on No Child Left Behind. The poor program is now in a bit of a netherworld limbo as Congress decides what the heck to do with it (they haven't reauthorized it since 2007).
In the meantime, Arne Duncan is preparing to allow states waivers from AYP (annual yearly progress) as many states would have whole districts that are completely failing under it.
According to Duncan, the law has encouraged states to lower their standards. For example, he said, congressional inaction allowed a state like Tennessee to delude itself into deeming 91 percent of its students as proficient in math. By applying higher standards, Duncan said, the state "raised the bar," and coped with the reality that only 34 percent of students were actually proficient by "college ready" standards. "In the meantime, states and districts will still have the opportunity to move forward," Duncan said.
In the meantime, I'm having a contest. What would you rename No Child Left Behind? It's obviously going to be retired as a name because its lack of success (unless you feel increased testing above everything else was the most important education reform we needed).
There IS a prize but it will remain secret and announced later. I do think it will be something whoever wins it will feel pleased to have (it's an honor rather than an item. You can have multiple names considered. The winner will be decided by Charlie and me.
Also, tell us what you think the Obama administration will end up renaming it.
In the meantime, Arne Duncan is preparing to allow states waivers from AYP (annual yearly progress) as many states would have whole districts that are completely failing under it.
According to Duncan, the law has encouraged states to lower their standards. For example, he said, congressional inaction allowed a state like Tennessee to delude itself into deeming 91 percent of its students as proficient in math. By applying higher standards, Duncan said, the state "raised the bar," and coped with the reality that only 34 percent of students were actually proficient by "college ready" standards. "In the meantime, states and districts will still have the opportunity to move forward," Duncan said.
In the meantime, I'm having a contest. What would you rename No Child Left Behind? It's obviously going to be retired as a name because its lack of success (unless you feel increased testing above everything else was the most important education reform we needed).
There IS a prize but it will remain secret and announced later. I do think it will be something whoever wins it will feel pleased to have (it's an honor rather than an item. You can have multiple names considered. The winner will be decided by Charlie and me.
Also, tell us what you think the Obama administration will end up renaming it.
Comments
-feeling snarky today
Teacher/Parent
People should have just called it the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Ross Reynolds talked with Randy Dorn on The Conversation yesterday.
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=24209
Randy Dorn claims we are in the top 10-15% in terms of standards (math and reading, specifically), but didn't Washington just adopt the Common Core Standards (in hopes of getting RttT money), when we had just implemented new math standards?
NAEP Study finds standardized tests' measures vary widely
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Every Child Dragged Along
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Vendor Opportunity Optimization Defining Organizational Oversight
VOODOO!
SolvayGirl
Investing in 21st Century Education Act
See, it's got "investing" to cover the "it's all about the money" crowd, "21st century" to make it sound forward thinking, and "education" to make sure no Democrats vote against it. No acronym, unfortunately.
Apparently children needed to continually assessed with expensive products otherwise the teachers will not know what to teach each child. {Preposterous ideas from Arne. D.}
No Vendor Left Behind
-Randy Dorn's adoption of Common Core Standards is a pointless unfunded mandate. WA disticts will Pay $165 million over the next 5-years most of which will go for testing and training about Testing , not resources for Teaching.
Dan Dempsey
Fairy-Tales R Us
-- Dan Dempsey
really means:
"No Child Can Move Ahead"
pity the advanced learning students that suffer along with other programs in the name of equality rather than equity.
No Vendor Left Behind
No Cliche Left Unsaid
(let's just hope it's the same old same old)
--reader
What Idiot Designed General Education Testing (WIDGET)
-middle school parent
No... That's not missing an "h" though... Pondering....That version could work too...
"No Private, For-Profit Testing Company Left Behind"