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New Content at SusanOhanian.Org!
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:58:48 -0600 (CST)
- To: announce@susanohanian.org
- Subject: New Content at SusanOhanian.Org!
- From: Susan Ohanian <susano@gmavt.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:58:48 -0600 (CST)
A 'Boarder Baby' Checks In to College is a wonderful story that should lift your spirits (and break your heart). Although no author was given, it has all the characteristics of a Michael Winerip piece.
Happy Holidays.
Susan
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New York Claiming to Reduce Number of Push-Outs
Tamar Lewin
New York Times
2003-12-23
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=1552
Five months after Chancellor Joel I. Klein admitted that the New York City schools were wrongly pushing out many struggling high school students, the Department of Education says it has turned around its handling of students who have fallen behind and are not expected to graduate on time. But city agencies report younger students are being pushed out. Lawsuits have been filed.
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Libertarians on School Choice
Laurence M. Vance
Ludwig von Mises Institute
2003-12-23
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=1553
This libertarian essay shows that they're against vouchers--but--this does not make them allies. Libertarians don't want to pay taxes for other peoples' kids to go to school--period.
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A 'Boarder Baby' Checks In to College
New York Times
2003-12-24
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=1554
Here's a holiday story that will break your heart--and make you cheer for one little girl's strength and indomitable spirit.
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NEA In Search of a Plaintiff
Greg Toppo
USA Today
0000-00-00
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_news.html?id=253
The National Education Association, which represents 2.7 million teachers and other school employees, said it would sue the federal government, seeking to repeal or dramatically rewrite the law. NEA is looking for a plaintiff.
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NCLB Faulted for Penalizing Schools with Diverse Populations
Sam Dillon
New York Times
2003-12-23
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.html?id=298
Here's a New York Times article on the California study showing that
public schools with diverse student populations are far more likely than those with homogeneous populations to be labeled as failing under No Child Left Behind, a California study has found.
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Limited English Dooms Kids on WASL
Seattle Times
2003-12-24
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.html?id=299
For months some Washington state educators have complained that the federal No Child Left Behind Act sets unreasonable standards for immigrants who are just learning English. Now, state officials think they have the data to back up their concerns.
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Small Schools with Big Politics
Hanna Pingree
Rural Roots
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http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.html?id=300
With 84 reasons to be listed as failing under NCLB, this Maine legislator worries that "in our haste for mandating a national solution that is supposed to fit all schools, and our combined need to prove that we are delivering the highest quality education at the lowest possible cost, there is little chance of getting it right all the time--or even getting it right on a regular basis."
