President Obama - N.C.L.B and Education in America

President Obama most definitely has a way with words. Although the salary increase sounds nice for teachers, what we should focus on is what President Obama says about the N.C.L.B Act and how it takes class time away from subjects such as art, physical education, foreign languages, etc, in order to focus more on subjects that will be found on standardized tests. Are students in school learning to become educated, or to pass a test?

President Obama - N.C.L.B - Assessment

President Obama comments on the N.C.L.B Act and how modifications for assessing progress in schools needs to be addressed. Do standardized tests correlate with Howard Gardner's educational schmeta of mulitple intelligences? How many different learning intelligences can be assessed by a standardized test?

No Child Left Behind Act - Facts according its CREATORS

Click on the title above for access to facts about the No Child Left Behind (N.C.L.B.) Act provided by the United States Department of Education. Please consult this website inorder to compare and contrast information found here to arguments critizing the N.C.L.B. Act.