Issues
Education Student Testing
In the 108th Congress, Senator Jim Jeffords
and I introduced
S.
956, the Student
Testing Flexibility Act, to give states and local school
districts that have demonstrated academic success the flexibility
to seek a waiver of the new annual standardized testing requirements
in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
I strongly support maintaining local control over decisions
affecting our children's day-to-day classroom experiences.
I also believe that the federal government has an important
role to play in supporting our state educational agencies
and local school districts as they carry out their most important
responsibility – the education of our children. Please
click here to
learn more about my efforts on student testing.
As I travel around Wisconsin, I hear time and again from frustrated
parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members
about their concerns with implementation of NCLB. While Wisconsinites
support holding schools accountable for results, many of you
have told me that you are concerned about the law’s
focus on annual testing. I encourage you to contact
me on our nation's education policy. I hope you will contribute
your ideas on the implementation of the No Child Left Behind
Act and provide input on how to improve this public education.
Should you wish to learn more about the No Child Left Behind
Act, I encourage you to visit the Department
of Education's website.
The following groups have given their support to my bill,
the Student Testing Flexibility Act:
| Wisconsin Department
of Public Instruction |
Wisconsin School Administrators
Alliance |
| Wisconsin Association of
School Boards |
National Education Association |
| Wisconsin Education Association
Council |
National PTA |
| Milwaukee Teachers' Education
Association |
National Council of Teachers of English |
| Association of Wisconsin School Administrators |
School Social Work Association of America |
| Wisconsin Council for Administrators
of Special Services |
National Association of Secondary School
Principals |
| Wisconsin Association of School Business
Officials |
National Association of Elementary School
Principals |
| Wisconsin Association of
School Social Workers |
American Association of School Administrators |
| Wisconsin Association of School District
Administrators |
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Read more about my work on the following areas in education:
No Child Left
Behind Act
Student Testing
Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act
Teacher Quality
Other K-12
Education Issues
Higher
Education
Education
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