05-22-2011, 10:23 PM
ed.gov's explanation for NCLB:
In the past, too many African American students have been shortchanged by our nation's schools.
•In the greatest country in the world, we created two education systems – separate and unequal.
•Forty years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some schoolchildren were taught well while others – mostly poor and minority – were left to struggle or drop out.
•A growing "achievement gap" between white and African American students was left unaddressed for far too long.
The bipartisan No Child Left Behind law ensures that schools are held accountable for the academic progress of every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, income level or zip code.
•Because of No Child Left Behind, closing the achievement gap is now a national priority.
•Schools are now held specifically accountable for the annual progress of African American students.
•Schools must have high expectations for every child -- the soft bigotry of low expectations is no longer tolerated.
Time for bed. So my kid can help close the achievement gap tomorrow. Because the differences in IQ have nothing to do with how well a child does in school ~ it's all the WHITE DEVIL doing this to the poor lil' black kids, kids with retarded parents, and children of bums who don't work because their stories are on the TV.
In the past, too many African American students have been shortchanged by our nation's schools.
•In the greatest country in the world, we created two education systems – separate and unequal.
•Forty years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some schoolchildren were taught well while others – mostly poor and minority – were left to struggle or drop out.
•A growing "achievement gap" between white and African American students was left unaddressed for far too long.
The bipartisan No Child Left Behind law ensures that schools are held accountable for the academic progress of every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, income level or zip code.
•Because of No Child Left Behind, closing the achievement gap is now a national priority.
•Schools are now held specifically accountable for the annual progress of African American students.
•Schools must have high expectations for every child -- the soft bigotry of low expectations is no longer tolerated.
Time for bed. So my kid can help close the achievement gap tomorrow. Because the differences in IQ have nothing to do with how well a child does in school ~ it's all the WHITE DEVIL doing this to the poor lil' black kids, kids with retarded parents, and children of bums who don't work because their stories are on the TV.