Spellings to Examine 'No Child' Loophole

Spellings to Examine 'No Child' Loophole. This should come as no surprise to those following NCLB. Excluded from testing have traditionally been those who have some form of exceptionality, specifically those with moderate to severe learning disabilities, English language learners, and the like. To lump those children in with the normal population assumes that equal opportunity somehow equates with equal performance on standardized tests. Political meddling at its worst.

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