New reports are out on SAT performance, as can be seen here, and the results are causing a stir. Overall scores are down, and the gap is widening between some of the ethnic groups.
A few people are already using the results of these reports to call for another complete overhaul of the educational systems, as with NCLB. Granted, it has been since 2002 that NCLB has been underway and there are a number of issues related to it, but can we take a step back for a moment. Instead of calling for another change, can we take our processes and make them more effective? Can we close the widening gaps between have and have nots in education?
Can we make sure the money is spent on the kids and their education directly, and not to the various special interests? It is not a matter of money, there is a lot of money spent on education. it is a matter of getting the money into the right places and holding everyone accountable, students, faculty, staff, administrators, and parents.
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