In anticipation of our next fight club gathering I wanted to pass along an interesting blog posting on the negative unintended consequences of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act – like science instruction for 1st – 3rd grades reduced to 20 minutes at a “successful” school because they are so afraid of even the scent of a poor performance on standardized tests and the resulting budgetary drop kicks.
Check out the full article on (parent . thesis) over at c|net.
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