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No Child Left Behind is designed to change the culture of America Education Secretary Rod Paige today named 19 more schools in nine states as 2003 No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools. The schools announced today were not among the first list of 214 schools announced on September 17 because the department was waiting for additional information on their adequate yearly progress.
This additional information is required under the new program, which recognizes schools that make significant progress in closing the achievement gap or whose students achieve at very h... As America enters the 21st Century full of hope and promise, too many of our neediest students are being left behind.
Today, nearly 70 percent of inner city fourth graders are unable to read at a basic level on national reading tests. Our high school seniors trail students in Cyprus and South Africa on international math tests. And nearly a third of our college freshmen find they must take a remedial course b... |