Has everyone taken a look at No Child Left Behind. I got the newsletter from Wrightslaw this morning with the info in a much easier to understand format as usual. He does a great job!!
Also, there is an actual website (don’t know if this is really old news or not, sorry if it is) at www.nochildleftbehind.gov. More great info!!!
And, I think this explains very well my school’s sudden “change of heart” in my son’s intervention.
Re: check it out!!!
How did you get the Wright’s Law newsletter? Is it on their website?
Also, I thought that there is no funding behind the No Child Left Behind? I thought I read or was told, that to date it is really just a dream on the part of the President!
K.
Re: check it out!!!
(This was on the site)
The Resources: No Child Left Behind, which became law in early 2002, increased federal education funding to more than $22.1 billion for America’s elementary and secondary schools—a 27 percent increase over 2001, and a 49 percent increase over 2000 levels.
(There were some other references to funding there too, just can’t remember where I found them to copy them for ya, sorry). Surf around the site, there’s great, concise info.
To get on the Wrightslaw e-mail newsletter just go to their site and subscribe. All the way at the bottom of any page there is a place to enter your e-mail address and submit for free subscription.
Lulu curious how your son did on last years ISAT’s. I know you were having issues with it and wondering if now they see the results as an issue too? I just last week got my oldest sons results back. He scored below standards on both the math and reading sections. Yesterday I got an e-mail from my sons resource teacher suggestioning an updated reading assessment and then see what intervention can be offered. In the meantime they are getting ready to provide his books on tape and a free machine to use from the state to use with the tapes. He did score significantly below standards and I think now they are in a panic. Now instead of him asking to have his tests read to him it is set up in his schedule for this to occur. It does seem kind of odd the change of heart. I do think our district has done well by my son because he has made significant improvement. Once he hit high school this year though until just recently they seemed content to let things be as they were. They are not as concerned about the math score because he is doing his Algebra over two years and is doing extremly well in the class. They also noticed that his scores were effected by not completing the test. He scored in the meets standards range in writing despite not getting to 1 of the essay’s, on the ones he did complete he scored above the average student. I agree think it is all very interesting.