Imagine being the parent of a black child with special needs living in a poverty ridden section of a major U.S. city. You live in a so-called “failing” school district,…
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In January 2012, Fairtest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, reported that a decade of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policies had actually slowed the rate of education…
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Virginia Bill Bans Same-Sex Couples from Adopting A bill that would enable state-funded private adoption agencies in Virginia to refuse placements on the basis of their religious or moral beliefs,…
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The Department of Defense (DoD) doesn’t follow No Child Left Behind, nor Race to the Top. Standardized tests are not the focus of education, said Leigh Anne Kapiko, principal at…
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For Second Year Obama Waives Ban on Aid to Countries Using Children Soldiers The United States’ Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 prohibits the U.S. government from providing funding, military…