Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g8HF2RX11968; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:02:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:02:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <2dd0ec2de6ff.2de6ff2dd0ec@homemail.nyu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Tommy B McDonell <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:197] Re: Clips and Crossposts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 0.9 (built Jul 29 2002) Status: O Content-Length: 2386 Lines: 68 Thanks for the no child left behind. I would love to hear others' comments about this act which is a restatement of Lyndon Johnson's ESEA act. Tommy Tommy B. McDonell Tommy.McDonell@nyu.edu ESL and educational technology trainer and consultant Adjunct Marymount Manhattan College; La Guardia Community College; Click-On@ the Library Trainer Doctoral Candidate TESOL at NYU H: 212-414-8513 before 9 ----- Original Message ----- From: Dirose7@aol.com Date: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:18 pm Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:196] Clips and Crossposts > Good morning. Check out the "Testing Trap." Is test-based > accountability really going too far? What's your opinion? > > > From: The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: > Smartbriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/ > > No Child Left Behind Act has serious implications for teachers' aides > The education reform act mandates that teachers' aides have 60 college > credits or have passed a test, requirements some schools say could > makefilling the positions difficult. The Philadelphia Inquirer (9/13) > http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/education/4064585.htm > > Engaging the Public in Its Schools > Public engagement is a willingness on the part of citizens to > invest not > only the financial resources but also the time and energy > necessary to > support a system of quality public schools that are accessible to all > children. Public engagement is different from parental engagement > in that it > is motivated by a commitment to secure a quality education for all > childrenrather than for one's own children only. ASCD Infobrief > http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/infobrief/issue30.html > > From: PEN Weekly NewsBlast for September 13, 2002 > To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.publiceducation.org/news/signup.htm > > Testing Trap > The single largest — and possibly most destructive — federal > intrusion into > America's public schools by Richard F. Elmore > http://www.harvard-magazine.com/on-line/0902140.html > > WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT VOUCHERS > To many, the idea of vouchers may sound good initially, but is quickly > deflated when carefully analyzed. > http://www.principals.org/publicaffairs/views/vouchers.htm > > Enjoy! > > Diane Rosenthal > NIFL Assessment moderator > Literacy Volunteers of America > Stamford/Greewich, Inc. > (203)324-5214 >
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