Hernando County's Educational System

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This paper discusses the effect the "No Child Left Behind" Act is having on the education system in the Hernando County. The paper analyzes the current and potential harm that can be done in the name of this federal educational reform. The paper offers the suggestion to repeal the NCLB Act and return management of local school districts to local school officials, parents, students, and other concerned citizens in each district.

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Executive Summary
Introduction
Hernando County?s Current NCLB Situation
The Hernando County Situation in a Larger Context
National Commentary on NCLB
Recommendations
Appendix A: 2004 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report ?District Level, Hernando
Appendix B: 1004 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report, Hernando
References

From the Paper:

"The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act has stamped modern American education with the mark of mediocrity. In mandating that all school districts in the nation live up to a set of standards or lose important Title 1 funding for their disadvantaged schools, and by imposing sanctions that are draconian in their effects, the federal government is imposing the will of Congress on the choices of parents. In addition, the dissonant requirement that states set their own standards creates disparity of a magnitude unimaginable before the federal government decided to intrude into this most important, not to say intimate, local issue between children, parents and those who are entrusted to educate those children."

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