Wednesday
Apr142010
Reauthorization Of Elementary And Secondary Education Act Will Give States Flexibility To Improve Schools, Says Education Sec.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stressed the importance of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during a hearing Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
"We want to create a fair system of accountability that instead of stigmatizing schools and educators, rewards them for [their] excellence. We want to focus on growth and gain rather than absolute test scores," said Duncan. "Rather than dictating one size fits all solutions, we want to give states and districts more flexibility to improve in the vast majority of schools." (0:26)
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"We want to create a fair system of accountability that instead of stigmatizing schools and educators, rewards them for [their] excellence. We want to focus on growth and gain rather than absolute test scores," said Duncan. "Rather than dictating one size fits all solutions, we want to give states and districts more flexibility to improve in the vast majority of schools." (0:26)
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