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As Congress begins to consider reauthorization of the Bush Administration's 2002 No Child Left Behind Act, The Nation asked Linda Darling-Hammond, a leading education expert, to examine the law, its consequences and prospects for improving the legislation. Those responding in this forum include sociologist and author Pedro Noguera, longtime educato

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Harbeas
    Harbeas
    May 4, 2007, 8:20 p.m.

    This article should be sent to every school district in the country for reading by every teacher. However, The article does not adequately address the problem of teachers in the inner cities who actually fear for their life while in the classroom and going and comming to work. The lack of support from the administrations of these schools promote a just get through the day attitude. We have to have a paradigm shift in our educational philosophy and "No child left behind" is a total failure.

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)mjesales
      mjesales
      May 5, 2007, 12:29 a.m.

      I'm no expert in the area - but my friends who are all teachers - have had nothing positive to say about the NCLB act.

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