Varying Standards May Hurt 'No Child'

A new study of state achievement tests offers evidence that the No Child Left Behind law's core mission -- to push all students to score well in reading and math -- is undermined by wide variations in how states define a passing score.
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Ian Shapira

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Michael Petrilli

Leslie Wilson

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