It is obvious if you are sending a reauthorization of the NCLB bill as is , you have had very little contact with secondary and elementary school professionals. I can testify the under funded , over-hyped retoric that came from the districts and school trying to make Anual Yearly Process data to come under the wire. Then, all the data in NYC under Mayoral control, was based only on 4 years. Many of the at risk population need 5 to 7 years to get a High school diploma. This research based fact is completeely ignored in the light of NCLB.

Now, in NYC, I see the dismanteling of pubic education, especially comprehensive high school . These high school are usally the only place that special needs and ELL’s can get state and federally mandated services. Chater have not taken these high risk student and worked with them to get the necessary background and skills to pass State test.

Your lack of a informed decision is clearly evident to me in your support of NCLB. I ask what private or public corporation is benefiting from these federal dollars? Obiously, you support them and not the mess that NCLB has left public education and its “accountability” with disagrigated data? Sincerely, Joan P Craffey, EdD