They conducted a poll. “Of the 202 people who voted, 42 percent were in favor of allowing hearing students to enroll, 50 percent were against it and 8 percent were unsure.”

NCLB allows the federal government to have the main strings but the states are stuck with the burden of dealing with the overhaul mess. Fun job for the superintendents, indeed. It’s really a big massive puppet show—the master’s the federal gov’t and the puppets are the states.

It is easy to be seduced by the line, “receive additional federal funding if it’s NCLB-mandated.” Actually, receive funding from that could be peanuts for many schools. NCLB was based on the business model that with certain accountability, flexibility, expected outcomes, and training, the schools will prosper. It ain’t working. Not one size fits all kinda thing. It’s mebbe important to note that private schools are exempt from this.

I hope other ppl can offer clearer explanations. This is my best shot without writing a highly subjective dissertation! ;)

But, I understand not all deaf schools are under NCLB, yet, right?

I agree with Noelle. NCLB at the first glance looks like a great solution for ailing schools and poor teaching practices. The real evil of this is it actually makes students study longer and harder to pass those god-awful FEDERAL, not state, tests and spend less time in physical education, creative arts, and elective classes. Like Penny said..it’s more about the testing ability, not the learning ability. This is like saying going to school means becoming a top-rated testtaker, not a well-rounded student.

Teachers are underpaid/undervalued and yet, they’re required to take on more trainings and have enough credits to be sure they meet the adequate yearly progress (AYP) expectations or else they hafta go elsewhere. In that case, tell them to go to law school.

NCLB is a disguise for a disaster waiting to happen. Much to the dismay of the right-wing reformers.