the way teachers are trained. It’s stated goal is to close the achievement gap between minority and non-minority students, between the disadvantaged and the advantaged, and between those living in poverty and those that are wealthy. After given a standardized test every year, the school is required to take different actions if their school does not improve each year such as directing a chunk of it’s funding to teacher development, giving students the option to transfer, changing it’s curriculum, or
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kindergartners were able to read at the level required by standardized testing, with minimal differences among racial and socioeconomic groups. These numbers are up from 52 percent of African-Americans, 42 percent of Latinos, and 44 percent of low-income students just seven years ago. Also, the system has effectively identified students with abilities at an earlier age. In many ways, the data-driven systems build from the wealth of standardized testing information. 2. What management, organization
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NAPLAN testing was introduced into Australian schools in 2008, as an annual test for students in years 3,5,7 and 9 ("Home | NAP," n.d.). The testing was introduced to ensure students are up to required curricular standards and to also increase student standards, however it is highly debated whether it has done so, despite having government approval. It is a relatively new concept in Australian schools and there is not a large quantity of statistical evidence. However, with evidence that exists, this
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When Politics, Profits, and Education Collide No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind What comes to mind when one hears the words “no child left behind?” Perhaps one pictures a family of 12 who left one of the children at the gas station during a restroom break - or a school bus that arrived at the zoo field trip with 35 first-grade students but left with only 34! The thought of leaving a child behind, or of being harmed in any way, is disturbing. The thought of a child being left behind
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the article “What Schools Could Use Instead of Standardized Test”, by Anya Kamenetz, it recommends that it might come true in future years. As of right now, attorneys and legislators have been trying to draft a bill that could get rid of the desire for a federal bubble test and dismiss the renewal of the rule that states no child left behind, but switching it with fast state wide evaluations. The debate over the elimination of the federal testing comes in conclusion of the increasing concern
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NCLB/Race to the Top Against the Special Needs Nagita Sykes DeVry University NCLB/Race to the Top Against the Special Needs Nadia is a bright, outgoing and caring child that was born with some issues that started to effect her at a young age. At the age of 2 I noticed that she was not speaking like other children her age and I also noticed she was not catching on to basic social skills that other kids were doing. Kids her age in her day care class we asking for things in three word
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who don’t meet these standard have to face a lot of consequences No child left behind act does more harm than good as it ruin funding for schooling and it also places too much attention on testing. For instance, school are place on different levels according to the percentage of students passing the standardized test that is given in the subject areas. Schools that don’t have a high percentage of students passing the examination are put on probationary status. These school are even forced to undergo
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from for a graduate of an elite private school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan"? a. Studies show that Blacks and Hispanics students as a whole score lower than whites students on standardized testing. Sandel mentions that for whatever reason there is a testing gap. To utilize standardized testing to predict academic success would require the interpretation of the students’ academic scores and to include the family’s social, culture and educational background. Sandel states that the
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kindergartners were able to read at the level required by standardized testing, with minimal differences among racial and socioeconomic groups. These numbers are up from 52 percent of African-Americans, 42 percent of Latinos, and 44 percent of low-income students just seven years ago. Also, the system has effectively identified students with abilities at an earlier age. In many ways, the data-driven systems build from the wealth of standardized testing information. 2. What management, organization, and
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upcoming generation to get an education and take back the number one rank in public education. It should be the major concern for this country, because children are the future of this country. Other industrialized countries are ranking higher in test standardized test scores compared to the U.S. Because the educational systems of other countries are better than ours, we could learn from their educational successes. The United States could benefit from implementing three things; better teacher training,
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