“No child has ever been saved by a standardized test”
Randall H. Collins is the superintendent of schools in Waterford, Connecticut and is the President of the American Association of School Administrators.
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“Smart policy not more money trying to camouflage bad policy”
Marshall Smith has been the Program Director for the Education Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, California, since 2001.
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“No Child Left Behind should be revised”
Walter Haney is a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods, in Boston College’s School of Education and also Senior Research Associate in BC’s Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy.
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“Very flexible about means but be firm about ends”
Andrew Rotherham is co-founder and co-director of Education Sector, an independent national education policy think tank.
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“Unfunded mandates make it impossible for schools to grow in urban settings”
Brian Riedlinger is the Executive Officer for the Algiers Charter Schools Association. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
“Focus attention on the research and development infrastructure for the improvement of teaching”
Anthony S. Bryk is the ninth president of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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“We need a set of national expectations”
David Levin co-founded and currently serves as Superintendent of the KIPP Academy in the South Bronx, a public middle school.
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“Don’t weaken No Child Left Behind”
Sandy Kress served as senior advisor to President Bush on Education, focusing specifically on NCLB. He previously served as president of the board of trustees of the Dallas Public Schools.
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“No Child Left Behind is leaving our nation behind”
Jack Dale is the Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools—the nation’s 13th largest school system.
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“Attract the next generation of teachers”
Michael Bennet recently took the office of Colorado Senator after serving as superintendent of the Denver Public Schools . He came from outside the world of education, having been previously the chief of staff of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.
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