have up an article on states having different rules to decide what is proficiency under the NCLB bill.

This article is a great read touching a bunch of different topics.

on the NCLB bill and weather it is going to be left behind or not.

lots of questions were asked on the NCLB Bill.

Highlights include:

62% strongly agree that NCLB with AYP goals encourage teachers to “teach to the test.”

69% strongly agree that NCLB with AYP goals causes teacher burnout.

48% strongly disagree that NCLB with AYP goals helps students get a quality education.

50% strongly disagree that NCLB with AYP goals is closing the achievement gap.

63% strongly disagree that NCLB with AYP is an effective way to assess schools.

defending the NCLB bill. Bush states that accountability is not out to punish people.

on teachers and parents talking about the NCLB bill during a listening tour last week by Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore.

on Paragon Mills Elementary School that is feeling the pressures of meeting goals for the NCLB bill.