tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post373432477405497298..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Duncan on the Future of NCLBKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-46063554389840390102009-09-25T17:07:40.096-04:002009-09-25T17:07:40.096-04:00Giving NCLB credit for "exposing achievement ...Giving NCLB credit for "exposing achievement gaps" is like giving the Iraq War credit for "exposing dictators." <br /><br />The "achievement gap" has been known since the early 1960s. The gap was the prime motivation for enacting the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The "Standards and Accountability by Standardized Tests" that began in the late 1980's has failed aat every step. <br /><br />Secretary Duncan thinks that NCLB needs "re-branding." If he thinks the NCLB brand stinks, wait till he smells what's going to happen to his "Race to the Top."<br /><br />We ain't seen nuthin yet--either literally or figuratively.Dick Schutzhttp://ssrn.com/author=1199505noreply@blogger.com