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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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