I think everyone agrees that the concept of no child left behind is a good one. However, it seems to me that the way we are approaching the assessment of whether children are being left behind is all wrong. We are testing skills students have needed in the past instead of preparing them for the future.
"I can't believe some of the NCLB changes, check out this New York Times article: Here!"
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Gear Up), is a federal initiative established in 1998 intended to encourage the pursuit of undergraduate degrees by providing funds to support parents and students as the student prepares for attending college. The program funding awards focus on lower income areas, but the goal and model could be adopted anywhere. The adaptation of a college culture mindset is an important point because I have found, from working with students and parents, that misunderstanding the complexities of navigating through high school graduation requirements, testing, college admission processes, costs, financial aid, college expectations, and academic success issues is universal.
"It would be interesting to place that type of information into an RSS feed."
