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Direct linkWelner, Kevin G.; Weitzman, Don Q. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put forward by President Bush to end what he called "the soft bigotry of low expectations." The Act passed Congress with broad bipartisan support, with many legislators agreeing to NCLB's testing regimen in exchange for White House promises of specific budget increases, embodied in the form of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Social Discrimination, Court Litigation, Federal Aid
Woodling, Ruth W., Ed. – 1978
This publication contains the edited text of the proceedings of the September 1976 Conference on Education for Georgia Legislators. Addresses by 20 experts from Georgia and around the country are presented. The proceedings are intended to help legislators, educators, parents, and others interested in deeper insight into the issues of educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports
Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc., 2004
In recent years, New York, like most other states, has adopted a set of challenging educational standards that are geared to preparing all students to be capable citizens and to compete in the global marketplace. The state has also implemented extensive Regents testing programs to measure student progress toward meeting the standards. These…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Testing Programs, Sanctions, Social Responsibility
Download full textGlass, Gene V., Ed. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2000
This document consists of the 2000 edition of the "Education Policy Analysis Archives." The papers include: (1) "Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence" (Linda Darling-Hammond); (2) "America Y2K: The Obsolescence of Educational Reforms" (Sherman Dorn); (3) "Forces for Change in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Court Litigation, Educational Change
