Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch talked about no child left behind and her story and opinion on standardized testing. In her book "The Death and Life of the Great American School System", Ravitch criticizes the emphasis on standardized testing and closing schools as well as the practice to replace public schools with charter schools. One reason, she says, is the increasing emphasis on privatization.
Also in the atricle Ravitch says that charter schools undercut the opportunities for public schools, making public school students feel like "second-class citizens." She touches base on the likelyhood of change in public schools and says that it is possible if parents work together. I agree with her but I also want to say if parents and teachers work together because teachers are what really affect how the child is learning in the classroom.
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/28/135142895/ravitch-standardized-testing-undermines-teaching
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