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In Wake of NCLB, Gifted Students at Risk of Being Left Behind

By T.M. Lindsey 2/20/08

Despite the political rhetoric demanding a push for higher standards in public education, America’s talented and gifted students continue to face an uphill battle. The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, which emphasizes holding schools accountable at minimum levels of proficiency, has forced some districts to disproportionately fund instruction for core subjects and remedial special [...]

Richardson Vows to `Scrap No Child Left Behind’

By T.M. Lindsey 12/17/07

On the eve of finals week for University of Iowa students, Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson hit the trail in Iowa City to hold a “conversation about education.” While the New Mexico governor pitched portions of his education platform in the second-floor ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union on Sunday evening, student study groups gathered [...]

Education Author Kozol on a Mission: ‘No Child Left Behind’ Hurts Kids, Teachers, Education

By T.M. Lindsey 10/29/07

Jonathan Kozol’s contributions to public education and role in exposing the educational inequities between the rich and poor have left big footprints in our nation’s public education narrative. Kozol, a 71-year-old Boston native, addressed a room full of educators, administrators and prospective educators at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville Tuesday. The event, co-sponsored by Prairie [...]

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