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Direct linkRavitch, Diane; Cortese, Antonia – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
Over the years, American students consistently have ranked below those from Finland, Canada, Japan, and at least a dozen other industrialized nations on international tests of mathematics, science, and reading. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has done nothing to close this gap. And the authors suspect that the law may be making matters worse.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Labor Market
