a comprehensive look at a school over a two year period of time
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NEW DOCUMENTARY CHARTS SCHOOL-LEVEL RESPONSE TO NCLB

A new documentary, Put to the Test, follows the students, teachers and administrators of Western Guilford High School, located in Greensboro, N.C., as they navigate the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In January 2002, President George W. Bush met Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) at a high school in Ohio. This meeting commemorated a day of bipartisan celebration, as the Congress had just passed NCLB. At that time, the legislation was hailed by leaders from the right and left as the most significant education law in a generation. Now, ask any teacher what they think of the law, and they're likely to say schools are becoming so focused on test results that education is being reduced to what can fit on a multiple choice exam. However, ask the principal at Western Guilford High School what he thinks, and he'll tell you the testing is absolutely necessary.
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Listen to the hour-long radio documentary, or read the transcript.
http://tinyurl.com/5qebsc

Thanks to the Public Education Network for the lead.
http://tinyurl.com/68h6wr