SaveCFHigh: "This action will not fix the problem and, in fact, will make make it worse. Central Falls students deserve a better solution." - AE
Obama's missing his chance to close the gap in education
The President's plan, in fact, represents a fundamental and devastating shift away from the mission of ensuring educational equity for all students. It proposes measures such as transfering federal resources to charter operators and awarding funds through competitive grants rather than a needs-based system. Compounding the problem is the administration's intent on continuing the worst elements of No Child Left Behind Act -- including its focus on poorly designed, one-size-fits-all testing and the punitive strategies of improving low-performing schools through unproven, even radical, models.
Case in point is the drastic step taken by the school board in Central Falls, R.I., which fired the high school's entire teaching staff.
Central Falls Voices
Teachers Speak Out
I'm the kind of teacher who can make sure that students get the personal connection that makes learning meaningful.
Kathy May
Special Education Teacher
I've invested so much of my life in the lives of my students.
George McLaughlin
Guidance Counselor
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