PURE testimony to the Senate Education Committee Subcommittee on NCLB
Presented by Julie Woestehoff, PURE executive director September 12, 2003 Introduction Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is a public school parent advocacy organization based in Chicago. We have a paid membership of 800 parents, teachers, and others who care about high quality public school education for all children. PURE’s goal is that every child […]
High School Testing: Letter to Congress
February 3, 2005 Dear Senator/Representative: We are writing to share with you the attached statement from more than forty national education, civil rights, disability, children’s, religious, and citizens’ organizations. In order to achieve the No Child Left Behind Act’s goals of strong academic progress for all children and closing the achievement gap, Congress needs to […]
Classroom Caste System
Washington Post Op. Ed. — April 9, 2007by David Keyes Written five years ago to reduce the “achievement gap,” the No Child Left Behind Act has in fact created a gap in American education. Its pressure to raise test scores has caused many schools to give poor and minority students an impoverished education that focuses […]
Letter to the Nation
Here’s the letter FairTest submitted to the Nation in response to the cover story on NCLB by Linda Darling-Hammond et el. by Monty Neill Would that Congress had consulted Linda Darling-Hammond, Pedro Noguera, Velma Cobb and Deborah Meier when drafting No Child Left Behind (“Evaluating ‘No Child Left Behind,’ May 21). They lay out a […]
Forum on Educational Accountability Proposed ESEA/NCLB Amendments
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Seven Ways to Work to Overhaul the Federal Education Law (ESEA/NCLB)
Below is a list of ways you can work towards overhauling the federal law. For a few items, we have links for more detailed info. In the near future, we will provide additional links – things like how to organize a forum (#1). Hold a public forum in your community to discuss NCLB. Persuade your […]
Another (Easy) Way to Act for NCLB Change
Here’s yet another way to do something to get Congress to fix No Child Left Behind, and you can do it without leaving home. Communities for Quality Education has put together what they’re calling a virtual Town Hall project that is aimed specifically at first-term legislators. If your Congressional representative is a first-year member, you […]
Act TODAY for NCLB Overhaul
The Bush Administration and its Congressional allies are trying to push through fast-track renewal of the fundamentally flawed “No Child Left Behind” law without the public debate it requires. Now is the time for assessment reformers like you to act. Contact your U.S. Senators and Representative today. Tell them NCLB should not be reauthorized unless […]
Ensure U.S. House Really Overhauls NCLB
The House Education Committee is about to adopt language for the next version of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/No Child Left Behind (NCLB). It could approve a bill in early July, with the full House voting later in July! Now is the time for assessment reformers like you to act. The next […]
Keep up the Pressure for Real NCLB Reform!
July 31, 2007 Your calls and letters urging a comprehensive overhaul of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are having a major impact! So far, we’ve blocked efforts to push through an inadequate bill. But supporters of the current law are still working to stop fundamental reform. We have […]