tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post4604174222265178615..comments2024-03-16T13:43:21.762-04:00Comments on Schools Matter: Why Does the L. A. Times Ignore the Facts on NCLB Proficiency Targets?James Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-9911801814750803572008-10-05T10:41:00.000-04:002008-10-05T10:41:00.000-04:00As someone who covered education as a reporter for...As someone who covered education as a reporter for 22 years and who has spent the past 10 years as a middle school English teacher, I find the way the media covers No Child Left Behind a constant irritant. With some newspapers, you have a penchant toward the easy negative headline and angle, and the laziness of not looking into the story and finding the truth.<BR/> It seems the lesson taught by "All the President's Men," follow the money, has been forgotten. If our newspapers and other media sources would do some digging (and the information is out there for anyone who is looking) it would not take long to see who is benefiting financially and who will benefit from this ongoing effort to incorrectly label public education as a failure.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.com