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  1. Added Nov 26, 2008 by jinsilmock
    No Child Left Behind challenged all states to have technology fully integrated into the curriculum and all students technologically proficient by the eighth grade.
  2. Added Nov 21, 2008 by cherylforman
    (free registration required for full access) Schools are using computer-adaptive tests to help teachers address individual student needs, increase student motivation, identify problem areas, and adjust instruction and even class groupings (like forming multi-age classes lessons) accordingly. However, so far only Oregon is allowed to use computer-adaptive tests to fulfill NCLB requirements
  3. Added Nov 17, 2008 by ssunjlee
    How well students and schools – from kindergarten through high school – succeed in mastering a curriculum that includes English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and the social and natural sciences, strongly influences how well the students fare in higher education.
  4. Added Sep 16, 2008 by chris_dede
    The architect of NCLB puts forward an index of "educational quality". We need such an index -- is this the right one?
  5. Added May 28, 2008 by aseldow
    Students in public schools have math scores that are just as good if not better than those of students in private schools, according to a new national study.
  6. Added Mar 22, 2008 by aseldow
    Instead of calling these schools "underperforming," the Board of Education is considering labeling them as "Commonwealth priority," to avoid poisoning teacher and student morale.
  7. Added Mar 21, 2008 by uma
    The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) expressed strong support today for Congressional passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (H.R.1) to reform federal support for the nation's elementary and secondary schools.
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  8. Added Dec 07, 2007 by carolinemeeks
    The latest report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment shows average attainment staying largely flat. This tome, just published, compares the reading, mathematical and scientific progress of 400,000 15-year-olds in the 30 OECD countries and 27 others, covering 87% of the world economy. Its predecessors in 2000 and 2003 focused on reading and maths respectively. This time science took centre stage.
  9. Added Dec 04, 2007 by schwangr
    When U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings suggested a year ago that American colleges and universities consider using standardized tests to measure performance, the outrage in academia was loud and swift. Critics worry that No Child Left Behind type accountability measures are being unleashed on college campuses. But now some influential college leaders seem to have had a change of heart
  10. Added Nov 30, 2007 by schwangr
    Last fall, 10 Massachusetts public schools embarked on an experiment: Lengthen the school day by at least 25 percent, give students extra doses of reading, writing, and math, and let teachers come up with creative ways to reinforce their lessons.
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