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CAT Tracks for April 30, 2016
NCLB & RTTT WERE TOTAL FAILURES |
This according to the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP)...
...the test recognized as "The Nation's Report Card":
From Diane Ravitch's Blog
After 15 Years of Fake “Reform,” U.S. Seniors See Slippage in Scores on NAEP
And, if you want more bad news...
...the students who were targeted for improvement by the 21st Century education reform movement did even worse.
So much for George W. Bush's "bigotry of low expectations"...
...raising the bar (without addressing the underlying socioeconomic causes) simply widened the achievement gap between minority and white, poor and rich:
From Diane Ravitch's Blog
Race, Family Income, and Test Scores: A New Study
It's time (but don't hold your breath) to stop scapegoating teachers for what society and the economy hath wrought.
