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...this: Castro has shown he’s worried. He’s worried about the increasing challenge posed by the island’s dissident groups. He’s worried about his nation’s dire economic situation. He’s worried about having to reform and liberalize in order to stay in power. In the long run, he should also be worried that the full diplomatic force of the Bush Doctrine may eventually come to Cuba...
Over the next three days, we will explore three aspects of this problem: education and prevention, health and counseling, and disciplinary and judicial action, and provide suggestions for reform...
...Choice is essential for effective public school reform,” he said. “Only in education could choice be a topic of innovation.... We’re still trying to catch up with the present...
MCAS is part of a standards-based reform strategy based on a simple set of equity-driven, common sense principles and practices. The cornerstone is the establishment of high standards for all students. These standards reflect the basic requirements for entry level success in higher education and employment. Progress in achieving the standards is measured with regular assessments followed by consequences - an accountability system with interventions, rewards and sanctions based on performance...
Standards, MCAS and accountability are here to stay. Standards based reform and the assessments and stakes that animate it are a conspiracy against the pervasive, soft discrimination of low expectations. Rather than expending our energies debating MCAS, we should be waging war, replete with educational improvement strategies, against those low expectations...