Annotated Bibliography
Finkel, E. (2010, November 1). Black Children Still Left Behind DistrictAdministration.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://www.districtadministration.com/article/black-children-still-left-behind
In this article, Ed Finkel discusses the effect No Child Left Behind had on minority students, in particular African-American students. Finkel uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to support his claims that African American students have been negatively impacted by the No Child Left Behind Act that was passed almost a decade prior. Finkel interviews several sources who work for or with educational institutions to get their expertise in the matter. The information that was provided in this article gives a clear stance on African-American education and the effect No Child Left Behind has had on it. It also provides specific examples of how detrimental the Act has been. Ed Finkel has been a writer for over twenty years. He writes mainly about public policy, with a special emphasis on education. Finkel worked as a writer for Chicago Lawyer Magazine, and he also writes for DistrictAdministration.com which is a website dedicated to school district management. Finkel's writing is clear and concise and he only makes claims with supporting evidence. The information will be added to my paper to attest that African-American children score lower on standardized tests, graduate high school at lower rates, and are considerably more likely to be suspended or expelled than the general population (Finkel, 2010).
Goldstein, D. (2007, September 19).Segregated Schools Leave Children Behind Prospect.org. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://prospect.org/article/segregated-schools-leave-children-behind
In this article, Dana Goldstein provides information on segregation in our nations schools. Goldstein uses geographic and