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...Franklin is one of the new law's success stories. After landing on the dreaded Schools in Need of Improvement list two years ago, the students and staff clawed their way off it. The percentage of fourth-graders who passed the reading test rose from 58% to 74%; in math, proficiency went from 58% to 86%. Last year Franklin was removed from "the bad list," as one child calls it. Through rote drills, one-on-one test talks and rigorous analysis of students' weaknesses, Franklin has become a reluctant model for the rest of the nation...
...also become a very different place. The kids are better readers, mathematicians and test takers. But while Democratic presidential candidates have been lambasting the law's funding levels, Franklin's teachers talk of other things. They bemoan a loss of spontaneity, breadth and play--problems money won't fix. The trade-off may be worth it, but it is important to acknowledge the costs. This is the story of an elementary school--once an uneven patchwork of lessons and projects--that has been rationalized...
...maintain anonymity and pay respect to prominent female figures, last night’s Guerrilla Girls used pseudonyms such as Frida Kahlo and Rosalind Franklin, in addition to wearing the masks...
...Guerrilla Girl who identified herself as Franklin said that the crowd was very enthusiastic...
...everyone should look around and start making monkey business themselves,” Franklin said. “And by monkey business I mean take responsibility for what you see around...