by Jack Jennings | Dec 20, 2015 | academic standards, accountability, Common State Standards, federal education policy, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, teacher evaluations, testing
No other federal law has generated more hostility from teachers and other educators than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). That statute has been denounced for causing too much testing of school children, making teachers “teach to the test” to avoid penalties, and...
by Jack Jennings | Dec 17, 2015 | academic standards, apprenticeships, college degrees, graduation rate, job-related education, vocational education
The U.S. has a cookie-cutter approach to secondary education: Stay in school; go to college; and we’ll be happy. Those who don’t go along are considered “victims.” They must be helped to see the benefits of college. This is the judgement of...
