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'No Child' calls for better testing method
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.29.2004
Your July 13 article, "School-choice advocates launch awareness campaign," showed how the federal No Child Left Behind law has given Indiana families a number of options to deal with problematic schools. Underperforming students now have access to free tutoring, or they can transfer to a better-performing school.
Commentary: States Undercutting Student Proficiency Drive
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.25.2004
Imagine two students. Billy, who lives in an affluent suburb and attends a highly regarded public elementary school, is an average-performing pupil whose reading and math test results are just below the state's definition of proficiency in those subjects. Maria, who lives in a low-income neighborhood and attends a problem-plagued public elementary school, performs very poorly on state tests and is nowhere near the proficient level.
New Testing System Can Help All Students, Study Shows
Submitted on 7.14.2004
Value-added testing is an innovative new tool that helps evaluate schools and teachers fairly, identifies students who are falling behind, and helps states meet their obligations under the No Child Left Behind Act. This new model is explained in Putting Education to the Test: A Value-Added Model For California, released today by the Pacific Research Institute.
Cut and Run: California Retreats On Math
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.1.2004
The controversy over American jobs going overseas has so far largely overlooked a key factor: poor-quality American education. American companies, faced with a domestic labor pool deficient in even basic knowledge and skills, are financing the math and science education of students in foreign countries. Yet, despite the implications of this trend, California has reduced the difficulty of math requirements for students.
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