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Cox Elementary Principal Leila Mizer Will Step Away
Leila Mizer has implemented program after program in order to meet NCLB standards. "I've tried everything I know, but we just keep toggling between a C and a D [we] keep moving inches and not feet." 03/25/09
School Arts Curriculum Not Hurt By NCLB
A government report found that elementary school time devoted to art and music hasn't changed despite the ongoing pressures of standardized testing in core subjects such as math and science. 03/17/09
Calling the Baby Ugly
George Will touts Arne Duncan's Chicago efforts by saying NCLB has "been lying to children and their parents because states have dumbed down their standards Sometimes you have to call the baby ugly." 03/14/09
National Standards Gain Support
A growing number of governors and education leaders -- including U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan -- now support national education standards. Past efforts to introduce national standards or exams have met intense political criticism.
On NCLB and National Accountability
A study that compares test scores of 36 schools in 28 states shows that schools in states with lower standards met progress goals while schools in states with rigorous standards might have failed to meet AYP. 02/18/09
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
Judge: No Intelligent Design in Science Classes
A federal judge has ruled that the Dover, Pennsylvania, school district cannot teach the theory of intelligent design in science classes, saying that would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state. 12/30/05
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