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[TexasCCW]

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[atrabilius]

Originally Posted by atrabilius

Lorenzo Garcia, who's superintendent now, seems to be putting a high priority on keeping schools from getting sanctioned through No Child Left Behind (which I'd like Congress to junk).

As we know now, Garcia went to jail and lost his educator's license, for steering a contract to provide services to the district to his girlfriend's company and manipulating enrollment and testing at certain EPISD schools to evade No Child Left Behind sanctions. When it's either cheat and break the law and screw vulnerable kids over in the process or needlessly shut down a school that needs help, not punishment, then you have a horrible law.

I haven't looked at the new law closely, so I can't really comment on it right npw.

[indy001]

"Lorenzo Garcia, who's superintendent now, seems to be putting a high priority on keeping schools from getting sanctioned through No Child Left Behind (which I'd like Congress to junk)."

I'm sorry, no need to stir things up but this is beneficial because? (which I'd like Congress to junk)

Do we want, or do we not want our kids to compete both nationally as well as internationally?

Aren't we supposed to foment a stricter rather than a lax system?

Having our children studying in El Paso already poses multiple challenges, I would think the natural inclination would be to request for stricter schools, better teachers and push our kids to work harder in and out of school.

[atrabilius]

Originally Posted by atrabilius

As we know now, Garcia went to jail and lost his educator's license, for steering a contract to provide services to the district to his girlfriend's company and manipulating enrollment and testing at certain EPISD schools to evade No Child Left Behind sanctions. When it's either cheat and break the law and screw vulnerable kids over in the process or needlessly shut down a school that needs help, not punishment, then you have a horrible law.

I haven't looked at the new law closely, so I can't really comment on it right npw.

Now. Sorry for the typo.

Hopefully the replacement law will produce a more supportive environment for the nation's public schools. They don't get to cherry-pick their students; they have to take every kid, with whatever baggage they've got (learning or other disabilities, non-proficiency in English, poverty, etc.). And educating people isn't like making hamburgers.