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Sandra Stotsky: Sunset No Child Left Behind

January 30, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Sandra Stotsky testifying before the West Virginia Legislative Joint Standing Committee on Education

Sandra Stotsky testifying before the West Virginia Legislative Joint Standing Committee on Education

Dr. Sandra Stotsky sent me an email about attempts to reauthorize and “fix” No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  To summarize what she said… “don’t do it” because Common Core is built into the bill being considered.

Her message to our readers:

The bill builds in Common Core in a clever way–by putting the “Plan” for academic content standards in each state in the hands of its DoE.  Moreover, not only does it put control of the “Plan” into a state’s department of education, it also excludes development and review of the “Plan” by academic experts at the college level.   Very clever language contributed probably by Fordham.

“which peer review teams shall reflect a balanced representation of individuals who—

 (I) have practical experience in  the classroom, school administration,  or State or local government; and

(II) have been a direct employee  of a school, local educational agency,  or State educational agency…”

People who care about the security and defense of this country should Google Rep. John Kline and Sen. Lamar Alexander in order to send a direct e-mail to them on their websites, and tell them that they don’t want any bill re-authorizing ESEA at all.  They want ESEA sunsetted after extensive national public discussion of how to educate low-income children without damaging them further and all of public education K-20 at the same time.

Also a note… U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander has asked for public feedback.  You can provide that feedback by emailing fixingnclb@help.senate.gov.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Sandra Stotsky

Comments

  1. Diana Anderson says

    January 31, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    Mr. Vander Hart,
    I will service little to give feedback to Lamar Alexander, as he was, and possibly still serves, as a member of the National Center for Economy and Education. Former membership included Vera Katz from Oregon and Hillary Clinton. Many members transfered to committees that review CCSS before most states took the RTTT carrot sticks.

    Do you reply to comments made on your articles or do you just want our feedback?

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      February 2, 2015 at 10:30 am

      Occasionally I reply. I don’t know what you suggest as an alternative.

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