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Duncan prescribes drastic measures for schools
- 04-21-2010
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Interview by Neil Conan/NPR
The Obama administration plans drastic measures for underperforming schools. But school systems are being asked to implement these changes just as cash-strapped states nationwide are considering major teacher layoffs. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan feels that the old standard, No Child Left Behind "was, frankly, broken." He explains, "it was far too punitive -- everybody was going to be labeled a failure, eventually." He hopes, with Race For The Top, to raise the bar, to "reward excellence in growth, how much schools are improving each year," and how much graduation rates increase. No Child Left Behind was criticized heavily for over-reliance on test scores as a measure of success. Race For The Top won't abandon testing entirely." (more...)
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