Federal law makes academic success nearly impossible, some experts say

Jerone Christenson:

Odds are, your kid is in a failing school district.

Odds are even better, if your kid's school or school district isn't failing now, by federal standards, it will be in a year or two.

Last month, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan estimated that within three years no less than four out of five American schools will not meet the standard for "Adequate Yearly Progress." That's government speak for saying the schools aren't meeting the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act.

This week Minnesota students will begin taking this year's version of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments - the standardized tests that will determine the supposed success or failure of each Minnesota public school and school district. Results of the tests will be made public in late summer, and most educators, like Duncan, are not optimistic concerning the outcome.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 12, 2011 2:13 AM
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