No child left behind: The emperor has no clothes
Andrew Johnson 1
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1 Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Johnson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Abstract
This commentary critiques the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), arguing that it lacks foundation in educational research and fails to improve education quality. The author contends that NCLB relies on ideological fallacies, promotes simplistic solutions, and uses standardized test scores as the sole measure of accountability, ignoring multiple intelligences and best practices in education.
Keywords
- No Child Left Behind
- educational policy
- standardized testing
- accountability
- educational research
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