NEA Give Bush 'Incomplete'; So-Called No Child Left Behind Law Needs Fixin

[Nambe]

U.S. Newswire

Policymakers should be focused on fixing and funding the so-called No Child Left Behind law. Instead, they are being called upon to compound the inefficiencies of the current law with additional bureaucratic testing requirements said the National Education Association (NEA) President, Reg Weaver.

The President put forth a plan for expanding the so-called No Child Left Behind law to testing for three more grades, from third to eleventh instead of the already mandated third to eighth. He also announced a plan for testing high school students before they earn a diploma at a public high school.

The President's announced plan to expand the so-called No Child Left Behind law comes at an interesting time. Lately, teachers and parents find the current law's use of one-size-fits- all tests to determine whether a school is labeled as failing to be a major flaw that needs fixing.

"There are critical flaws in this law that both Republicans and Democrats have said need to be fixed," NEA President Reg Weaver said. More than 30 state legislatures - some with Republican majorities - have either passed or proposed state policies that call for changes in the law. "We should be talking about ways to create smaller class sizes, hire and retain high- quality teachers in the classroom and invest in up-to-date resources for all students. Not pile on yet another high-stakes test."

"The new plan would be redundant since about half of all states have exit exams already in place, and would invest precious education funds into yet another unnecessary test," Weaver said. ..
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[RamblingRose]

1. Has the NEA endorsed Kerry?

[KDLarsen]

2. Didn't * call the NEA terraists once?

.. so their comments are probably going to send him into a rage. I hope that neither of the drunks are home, nor the Stepford Wife.

[tanyev]

3. I believe that was Ron Paige

Chimpy's Secretary of Education, who was also a featured speaker at the convention.

[callous taoboy]

4. What do you want to bet

that the test makers/scorers are big bush supporters?