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TEACHERS TAKE ON NCLB
Some of the best teachers in the country are saying that the federal law called No Child Left Behind makes their jobs both more difficult and less rewarding. They believe the annual tests required by the law unfairly represent students’ abilities, and teachers’ accomplishments. With frustrations mounting, teachers are demanding representation in Washington, choosing school management over classroom jobs, and reluctantly abandoning the profession altogether.
Produced by Mary Dore |
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PODCASTS
In addition to The NewsHour segment, we have produced five podcasts that provide a more in-depth and personal look into the report's characters. Join our mailing list and we'll email you when each program is available.
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 Anthony Cody
Producer: Jane Renaud
Editor: Jane Renaud
Duration: 20:17 |
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Honoring the Reality
Anthony Cody has 18 years of classroom experience under his belt. He's a National Board Certified Teacher, a distinction less than 2% of public school teachers earn. And he has worked tirelessly to mentor other teachers. But Anthony Cody is no longer teaching. He left the classroom several years after the federal law known as No Child Left Behind was passed. In this podcast, hear Cody explain why he left, why it’s difficult for teachers to criticize the law, and why NCLB doesn't "honor the reality" of urban education.
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 Lynn Riggs |
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The Right Answer
The Federal Law known as No Child Left Behind tests reading and math each year in grades three through eight. But is the testing helping kids learn how to apply knowledge in the real world? Lynn Riggs, a science teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, worries that students are learning how to give the right answers at the cost of learning how to ask the right questions.
This podcast will be available soon. Join our mailing list and we'll email you when it becomes available.
Producer: Jane Renaud
Editor: Jane Renaud
Duration: 16:55
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 Maddie Fennell |
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Teachers at the Table
Every Spring, the state teachers of the year travel to Washington to meet the President. But this year, they planned an event of their own – 50 of the state teachers of the year held a press conference calling for 10 major changes to the Federal law known as No Child Left Behind. Hear Maddie Fennell, the 2007 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, discuss how the law looks differently in Washington than it does in her Omaha classroom.
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Producer: Jane Renaud
Editor: Jane Renaud
Duration: 11:47
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 Betsy Walter |
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One Little Snapshot
5th grade teacher Betsy Walter sees her students making progress – but often, tests required by the federal law known as No Child Left Behind tell a different story. Walter, who once worked for Senator Kennedy, a sponsor of the law, discusses how NCLB evaluates her students.
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Producer: Jane Renaud
Editor: Jane Renaud
Duration: 12:29
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 Jay McClain |
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Daily, Weekly, Monthly
The Federal law known as No Child Left Behind has generated a massive amount of testing data. But is the data useful in the classroom? Jay McClain, principal at Bailey’s Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA, discuss how NCLB impacts his job.
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Producer: Jane Renaud
Editor: Jane Renaud
Duration: 11:14
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ORIGINAL AIRDATE AUGUST 16, 2007 |
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