In other news, Lake Okeechobee to be renamed ‘Wobegon’
An editorial in today’s Orlando Sentinel calls for fixing No Child Left Behind, and here’s why: the law is flunking the same Florida schools that score A’s on state accountability standards “that are among the toughest in the country.”
“It’s frustratingly confusing because both systems rely on FCAT results but apply those scores very differently,” the Sentinel says. The result is that NCLB, in its effort to force states to step up student achievement, is holding back Florida and other states with above-average standards. The Sentinel hopes that President’s Bush’s hint at compromise on reauthorization means that Florida’s assessments could in some cases stand in for national calculations.
“Mr. Bush is right in demanding high standards for the nation’s schools,” the editorial says.”But he should recognize some states, Florida included, are already leading the way. “
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