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Direct linkNieto, Sonia – New Educator, 2005
In this article, the author identifies two current--and competing--discourses concerning teaching and public education in general. One is the "official" discourse, embodied in "No Child Left Behind" language, with a focus on accountability, standards, credentials, and testing, accompanied by punitive measures for failing to…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Federal Legislation
