AP More Time Given for Grading Schools (just in the nick of time! NCLB)

[rodeodance]

as she speaks to Latino's. Looking for votes!


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/education/14test.html?ei=5088&en=6c545c661ea66e8e&ex=1315886400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

September 14, 2006
More Time Given for Grading Schools
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (AP) — The Education Department gave states final permission Wednesday to leave out the test scores of newly enrolled pupils who speak limited English when grading schools.

The goal is to give schools extra time to work with those students before being held accountable for their annual progress.

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Though freshly repackaged, the flexibility is not new. States have been allowed to exempt test scores case by case since 2004, when Rod Paige, who was then the education secretary, announced the draft policy. Forty now do it.

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The secretary spoke about the policy to reporters here before announcing it at a conference of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials.

[NewHampshireDem]

1. In NH the policy has been in place since 2004!

We exempt anyone who has been in US schools for less than 10 months. Of course, expecting that a kid can learn English in 10 months ... well, that's pretty goddam stupid too.