NCSS Signed Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB
Education News
June 2, 2006
NCSS Signed Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB
NCSS was one of 82 national education, civil rights, religious and
civic organizations to sign on to the "Joint Organizational Statement
on NCLB" calling for a major overhaul of the federal K-12 education
law. The PEN Weekly NewsBlast, a free e-mail newsletter featuring
school reform and school fundraising resources, (to subscribe or
unsubscribe, visit: http://www.publiceducation.org/subscribe.asp/),
reported on the "Statement" today:
Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind
(from Pen Weekly NewsBlast 6/2/06)
Eighty-two national education, civil rights, religious and civic
organizations have now signed on to the "Joint Organizational Statement
on NCLB" calling for a major overhaul of federal K-12 education law.
Based on concerns raised during the implementation of NCLB, signers of
the joint statement believe that significant, constructive corrections
are necessary to make the Act fair and effective. Among these concerns
are: over-emphasizing standardized testing, narrowing curriculum and
instruction to focus on test preparation rather than richer academic
learning; over-identifying schools in need of improvement; using
sanctions that do not help improve schools; inappropriately excluding
low-scoring children in order to boost test results; and inadequate
funding. Overall, the law's emphasis needs to shift from applying
sanctions for failing to raise test scores to holding states and
localities accountable for making the systemic changes that improve
student achievement. The statement makes recommendations for revision
of the law in five significant areas. To read more, visit:
NCLB Joint Statement 2006
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