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Written by Jason Neiffer
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:12 |
 PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD RIGHT NOW!! Big Sky Debate is pleased to release its March 2009 Public Forum resources on the No Child Left Behind topic. The resolution, released on February 1, 2009 by the National Forensics League, is: Resolved: That, on balance, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has improved academic achievement in the United States. The index for our resources is here and a list of briefs for this book appears below the fold. Our research staff found a variety of interesting arguments on both the pro and con for this resolution. Among the strongest: - PRO: The evidence is fairly clear that No Child Left Behind, despite the criticism, has increased academic achievement. Testing results prove the NCLB seems particularly effective in elementary schools.
- PRO: No Child Left Behind has put a focus, perhaps for the first time, on subgroups in educational testing. Districts can't hide poor results by small groups by simply reporting averages.
- CON: Any evidence that claims that NCLB had increased achievement is flawed because states have lowered standards to meet the NCLB laws.
- CON: Achievement scores are misleading as the curriculum has been stripped of science, social studies, art and music.
Good luck this month! As always, our individua issues of Public Forum resources are just $12!
METADEBATE EVIDENCE - WHAT IS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?
- TOO EARLY TO MAKE A JUDGMENT ABOUT NCLB
- STATES IGNORING THE NCLB REQUIREMENTS
PRO EVIDENCE - NCLB IS GOOD…GENERALLY
- NCLB HAS INCREASES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
- NCLB INCREASES ACHIEVEMENT FOR SUB-GROUPS
- NCLB INCREASES STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS
- NCLB INCREASES STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS
- NCLB INCREASES TEACHER QUALITY
- NCLB CRITICS ARE BIASED
- NCLB GIVES PARENTS AND STUDENTS CHOICE
- NCLB IS FLEXIBLE
- TESTING IS GOOD
- NCLB HAS INCREASED FUNDING TO SCHOOLS
- NCLB ISN’T AN UNFUNDED MANDATE
- NCLB IS FLEXIBLE
CON EVIDENCE - NCLB IS BAD…GENERALLY
- NCLB DOESN’T INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT… IT ONLY POINTS OUT FLAWS
- NCLB DOESN’T INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT IN SUBGROUPS
- STATES ARE LOWING STANDARDS TO MEET TESTS
- NCLB RESULTS ARE MIXED
- SCHOOLS LACK FUNDING TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER/NCLB NOT FUNDED
- NCLB IS POOR POLICY
- NCLB IS SYMBOLIC CHANGE AT BEST
- TESTING REQUIREMENTS BAD
- TESTING DOESN’T MEASURE TRUE PROGRESS
- NCLB IS BAD FOR KIDS
- NCLB IS BAD FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOLS
- NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IS TRADING OFF WITH OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
- TESTING REQUIREMENTS ARE TOO STRICT
- NCLB FOCUSES CURRICULUM AWAY FROM ARTS, SCIENCE, MUSIC AND OTHER CRITICAL SUBJECTS
- NCLB PROMOTES INEQUALITY
- NCLB SETS SCHOOLS UP TO FAIL
- NCLB IGNORES THE BROADER PURPOSE OF EDUCATION
- NCLB PUSHES VULNERABLE STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL
- NCLB REFOCUSES THE CURRICULUM ON TEST PREP
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