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December 13th, 2006
LETTERS TO THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES
No Child Left Behind failing our children
It's really ridiculous the way our educational system has become under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Testing, testing, testing and still we have the problem of increasing high school dropouts, fewer highly qualified/veteran teachers, more failing schools and fewer people entering a beat-down profession.
It's time for the politicians to stop playing with our educational system and begin listening to the people who have been working directly with the students and schools' staffs. It's time for President Bush and the politicians to show all of America that our schools are just as important as the war in Iraq.
Invest in the building of highly supplied and efficiently run schools. Invest in educational settings that are technologically current and aesthetically pleasing. Value the teachers by paying them living wages and sound benefits. Encourage youths by having community support centers that have homework help, as well as social and philanthropic activities for our young people.
Cheryl Powell
Richmond
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/16228361.htm
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