The Daily Report Card: The NCLB ‘Fail Wail,’ AYP Turns A To C, Bennett No-Show

December 16, 2011 | 7:33 AM

“The No Child law’s accountability system needs to be modified, of course – it’s almost a decade old – but don’t shoot the messenger too much and don’t let the problems with the law obscure the underlying context about what’s happening in our schools to too many kids.”
—Andrew Rotherham, Eduwonk

Education Secretary Overstated Failing Schools Under NCLB, Study Says – NYT A study from the Center for Education policy shows 50 percent of schools failed to make AYP — not the 80 percent Arne Duncan predicted. Reactions flowed in. (nytimes.com)

Indiana’s $320 million mistake is an opportunity – School Matters “What should we do with the money? Let’s at least consider using the money to establish a state-funded pre-kindergarten program, something that 40 other states already have.” (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Sparks fly over absence – Lafayette Journal & Courier State ed chief Tony Bennett was a no-show at an event that advertised his attendance — which made a group of teachers testy. (jconline.com)

You can give school an A for effort – Indy Star …but it gets a C for failing AYP. (indystar.com)

Should Computer Science Be Required For K-12? – MindShift “Program or be programmed.” (mindshift.kqed.org)

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