New education act, no guarantee FL sees changes

The test, which stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, was instituted as part of a federal requirement set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act.

“There’s really no way for the federal government to raise the quality of education across the nation.” said Hunter. Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz – who did not cast a Senate vote on the bill – bashed the new law for letting the federal government get too involved in education once again. Any new plan won’t be implemented until the 2017-18 school year.

In a media release, KNEA President Mark Farr said, “The dedicated professionals working in Kansas public schools continue to push for what’s best for all students”. The schools would also be mandated to make those test scores public, while noting students’ races.

“This state loves local control, and so the hope is that we turn control over to our local school districts, our local school boards”, said Marisa Perez, the State Board of Education member representing San Antonio. That’s going to put pressure on North Carolina lawmakers and state school officials.

Educators in the state say the biggest impact of the new bill is giving states the power to create their own system of accountability.

Under the new act, schools will still have to test students in third through eighth grades and again in high school, but teachers have more flexibility when it comes to doing the testing.

The main difference this program brings is it will cut back on high school testing to only once before graduation. Teachers had said using test scores alone ignored many factors and was an unfair way to measure their effectiveness.

The law will change the way teachers are evaluated and how the poorest performing schools are pushed to improve.

Already some states have begun backing away from the standards.

On one significantly encouraging note, particularly for needy school districts such as Paterson and Passaic, the law will fund a $250 million annual grant program set up to aid states with preschool programs for low-income children. Sen.

The measure would substantially limit the ‘s role, barring the Education Department from telling states and local districts how to assess and teacher performance.

On the more practical side, whether it represents true reform in American education remains to be seen.

“No Child Left Behind” ends at the end of this school year.