America's Failing Schools: How Parents and Teachers Can Cope With No Child Left Behind

Abstract

Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The No Child Left Behind Act 1. A Major Education Law's Testing Requirements 2. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Little Letters--Big Impact 3. Report Cards--And Sanctions Part Two: Educational Tests: The Heart of the Matter 4. Some Nuts and Bolts of Educational Testing 5. Measuring Temperature With a Tablespoon 6. Today's Standards-Based Tests 7. Instructionally Supportive Accountability Tests Part Three: Evaluating Schools 8. The Evidence Needed to Evaluate Schools 9. Student Affect 10. Determining a Particular School's Quality 11.Conclusion: What To Do Now? Additional Reading Notes

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