The NEA supports substantial overhaul, not repeal, of NCLB

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-269

  Packer, Joel ^a  

^a National Education Association   (United States)

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EID: 37549013718     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170708900405     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. See "Joint Organizational Statement on 'No Child Left Behind' Act," available at www.nea.org/presscenter/nclbjointstatement.html.
2. "Testing the NCLB," press release, 14 June 2006, available at www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/news/pressreleases/nclb_report06.php.
3. "NCLB: Narrowing the Curriculum?," NCLB Policy Brief No. 3, Center on Education Policy, July 2005, available at www.cep-dc.org; and Diane Stark Rentner et al., From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 4 of the No Child Left Behind Act (Washington, D.C.: Center on Education Policy, March 2006), available at www.cep-dc.org.
4. Kelly V. King and Sasha Zucker, "Curriculum Narrowing," Harcourt Policy Report, August 2005, available at http://harcourtassessment.com.
5. Edward Moscovitch, "Projecting AYP in Connecticut Schools," Connecticut Education Association, Hartford, March 2004, available at www.cea.org;
6. Edward W. Wiley, William J. Mathis, and David R. Garcia, "The Impact of the Adequate Yearly Progress Requirement of the Federal 'No Child Left Behind' Act on Schools in the Great Lakes Region," Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University, September 2005, available at http://edpolicylab.org;
7. and Stephanie Franks, "NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead: Executive Summary," Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, July 2004, available at www.la-par.org.
8. Franks, op. cit.
9. Massachusetts Teachers Association, "Study Predicts High Failure Rate Under 'No Child Left Behind'," available at www.massteacher.org/ issues/esea/esea_2005-06-23.cfm.
10. William J. Bushaw, "The Public Seems to Get It," School Administrator, February 2007, available at www.aasa.org.
11. Helen Lew, Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services, "Final Management Information Report, State and Local No. 06-01," U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 29 March 2006.
12. Federal Register, 19 October 2006, Volume 71, No. 202, p. 61730, available at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
13. See "Voices from the Classroom," available at www.nea.org/esea/nclbstories/index.html.
14. "Executive Summary: NEA's Positive Agenda for the ESEA Reauthorization," July 2006, available in the Issues in Education area of www.nea.org.
15. Thomas W. Fagan, "Title I Funds: Who's Gaining and Who's Losing: School Year 2006-07 Update," Center on Education Policy, August 2006, available at www.cep-dc.org.
16. Thomas W. Fagan, "A Shell Game: Federal Funds to Improve Schools," Center on Education Policy, February 2006, available at www.cep-dc. org.
17. Linda Darling-Hammond et al., "Does Teacher Preparation Matter? Evidence About Teacher Certification, Teach for America, and Teacher Effectiveness," Stanford University, April 2005, available at http://schoolredesign.net.
18. The ESProfessionals: An Action Guide to Help in Your Professional Development (Washington, D.C.: NEA, April 2003).
19. Richard Rothstein, "Response to 'March of the Pessimists,' " Economic Policy Institute Viewpoint, 30 August 2006, p. 10, available at www.epinet.org.