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President Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, a White House official told the Associated Press.
NJ, other states getting No Child Left Behind flexibility
Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:35 PM EST
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The move gives long-sought leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students.
Every state should get rid of this..
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#1 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:36 PM ESTThank Heaven, my state got a waiver-- it has been a nightmare!
And the state testing system is ridiculous!
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Yes.. Massachusetts did also... This has been holding the smarter kids back..
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It certainly has! And, it has not given the help that those who are 'troubled', (for lack of a better word), need. They need special help and aren't getting it. And my child, who can soar, isn't allowed to do so-- they teach for the tests, and that's STUPID.
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I agree... and they use the test to grade teachers... which is ridiculous.. teachers can only educate the students who are willing to learn or have that yearning to be smarter.
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It hasn't been fair to anyone-- all across the board. Just another lame brain idea that didn't work.
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Bush-era No Child Left Behind law
That should read "Bush Error"
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Thank goodness. No Child Left Behind was a nightmare from the start. It gave the government the ability to cut federal funding to failing schools, cheerfully oblivious of the fact that inadequate funding was what was causing those schools to fail in the first place. I hope it gets repealed entirely, and soon. This is not what our education system needs, it needs more tax money going to schools, and less going to stupid wars.
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#2 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:16 AM ESTit needs more tax money going to schools, and less going to stupid wars.
$114 million dollars is going to a new school in a town that already has 11 schools..and overall the taxes for schools and teachers is 53% of the town's budget. I'd say that is overkill. In a town next door to mine.
While that 53% is going to schools... the remaining 47% has to be split up between everything else a town has... so the streets go without repair, not enough cops, fire, etc.. and in the last 8 years my friend has seen an increase in his taxes to the sum of 2,300 on his home.. from $2,200.. now $4,500... So let's just kick him out because he cannot pay the taxes.. and put him on another role of welching of welfare, foodstamps, sec 8 housing and allow he and his family to be cared for by the state and feds.... how is that for "Live and let live "?
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$114 million dollars is going to a new school in a town that already has 11 schools..and overall the taxes for schools and teachers is 53% of the town's budget.
Well here's your problem... instead of building new schools, that money should be going to fixing the existing schools...
I'm not saying that this is and easy problem to solve, but schools across the country don't get the funding they need. That is a simple fact. Where that money should come from is a matter of debate, but it certainly needs to come from somewhere.
So let's just kick him out because he cannot pay the taxes.. and put him on another role of welching of welfare, foodstamps, sec 8 housing and allow he and his family to be cared for by the state and feds.... how is that for "Live and let live "?
Well, if we are going to go for hyperbole, I can play that game too. Why don't we scrap the school budget entirely, let them fall apart, and see another generation of children go without the education that they need to succeed in our economy. Just saying, there are a lot of things that this country needs done, and the money for all of it has to come from somewhere. What would you suggest instead?
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Instead of building $114 million dollar schools.. and putting 10 kids in a class, because some teachers cannot keep the kids interested..on the edge of their seat to learn so they need less kids in a class to control..because some of today's teachers are C students themselves.. whereas; all the great people had at least 30 in their class.. and when they go to college.. if their smart enough to go to college..where 200 in an auditorium is the norm.. Do what many colleges are doing.. Either set up a system where there is a Video link from the classroom onto a computer that feeds this to students who are above average A & B students who can do their class work in their home.. like grades (9-12).. These students that get the A & B's will sit in on their class via their computer.. and participate via some messenger online.. For test and exams.. these students would have to attend the class to take it.. but it would only be temporary for a few hours..to make sure that there isn't any cheating.
By having the A & B students getting this special privilege .. this would give an incentive to those who are C, D , and F students.
Massachusetts and some other states have received waivers.. No more - No child left behind... This is another thing that has been holding the teachers back.. catering to the ones in school that are sub par...
Oh! By the way.. out of that 114 million for the new school my friend mentioned to me.. only $47 million the town will be responsible for.. the rest is the state & federal taxpayers.
Oh by the way the town will be only responsible for $47 million of that.. The Feds and State are picking up the rest..
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