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The testing process for NCLB has come under fire from some districts, and the desperation the principal feels is clear in her memo. The school district where she is employed said the memo was uncalled for, and that her high school did indeed have a high enough percentage of graduates, so it would not face a loss of funds. The principal may be disciplined because of her memo. While it may not have been necessary, it clearly points out the crisis that many school districts feel they are facing.
The states in many cases are the losers and the Act must be modified or altered somehow to realize that all school districts and all children are not created equal, and so there is no way they can possibly adhere to standards that do not allow for flexibility or unforeseen issues. Unfortunately, Connecticut has tried to appeal to the government for more flexibility in their testing, especially of students with disabilities, but their requests have been denied by the federal government ("State Officials"). The states arguments and issues are valid, so valid that they cause their principals to plead with their teachers to change...
This is an act of desperation, and it is clear the act is making people desperate and frightened. They are frightened for their jobs, their security, and their districts' very survival, and this is not what education was ever meant to be about. Thus, NCLB is not working as it was intended, and the states, the school districts, and the children are those who suffer for it.
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