No Child Left Behind Legislation
One of the main drivers for changing the science curriculum is the federal NCLB legislation, which is the law of the land. Each state was required to come up with methods of measuring performance, and if adequate yearly progress is not made, there are serious consequences. This puts pressure on schools to improve performance, but should not be used to justify using untested methods that may not work as intended! In fact, the language in NCLB is very specific about being careful to avoid the very mistakes Portage Schools are about to make. To see a very interesting page copied directly from the NCLB Teacher's Toolkit, click here. For additional information about NCLB and links to the federal NCLB web site, choose one of the links below.
"No Child Left Behind" view of experimental vs tried-and-tested teaching. Click here
School Board Member's comments Dec 15 at odds with NCLB. Click here.
Page 29 of the NCLB "Toolkit for Teachers". Click here.
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