Reading and math scores are up, but does NCLB deserve credit?A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTER on Education Policy (CEP CEP congenital erythropoietic porphyria. CEP abbr. congenital erythropoietic porphyria ), "Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind?" has found that student scores on state reading and math tests have improved since the federal No Child Left Behind law was enacted in 2002; however, there are contrasting interpretations of what the data exactly mean. The study was designed to be the most comprehensive and thorough on test scores since the enactment of NCLB NCLB No Child Left Behind (US education initiative) , analyzing results from all 50 states. The study asked states to verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. the accuracy of the test scores collected, instead of just taking the data for granted. Secretary of Education Margaret Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. Spellings said in a statement that the findings provide evidence to reauthorize NCLB. "This study confirms that NCLB has struck a chord chord, in geometry chord (kôrd), in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant. A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter. of success with our nation's schools and students.... We know the law is working, so now is the time to reauthorize," she said. The report notes, however, that there is a difference between scores going up since NCLB and scores going up because of NCLB. It states that it is "difficult, if not impossible," to determine the extent to which the improved test scores can be attributed to the education law. "With all of the federal, state and local reforms that have been implemented simultaneously since 2002, it becomes nearly impossible to sort out which policy or combination of policies is responsible for test score gains and to what degree," the report says. The complete CEP report is available at www.cep-dc.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . |
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