This week, The House of Representatives debated a change to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Among these changes was a pilot program to allow districts to determine their own criteria for AYP. Many civil rights groups spoke out against this measure citing that it had, "the potential to set back accountability by years, if not decades."
Does it make sense to have different standards for different areas? Should "proficiency" really be determined by region?
Read the article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/education/11child.html?ref=education
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