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Repeal "No Child Left Behind"

Created by D.G. on October 21, 2013

The federal government has consistently failed to provide the amount of funding the program requires.
-Achievement is measured only by a students’ performance on annual multiple-choice reading and math tests.
-Teachers are increasingly only teaching “to the test” due to the widespread fear that their students will perform badly resulting in their termination.
-Critics argue that by teaching to the test, many students fail to receive a creative, personally relevant and well-rounded curriculum.
-All students are held to the same achievement standard (as dictated by their state) regardless of their ability level, socioeconomic status and native language.
-The only students who are not held to the same achievement standards are those with severe physical or mental disabilities.

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