5/22/2003
Politicians versus educators
NY Times story on how holding kids back just plain doesn't work. And how Florida's posturing legislators are more interested in looking tough than improving education.
At a public hearing last year, State Senator Anna P. Cowin called the research "gobbledygook," and State Senator Donald C. Sullivan called those who questioned the new policy "the bad guys." In this manner, Florida has set a national precedent, giving the adults who know these third graders best � their teachers and principals � absolutely no say in who will be kept back.
At a public hearing last year, State Senator Anna P. Cowin called the research "gobbledygook," and State Senator Donald C. Sullivan called those who questioned the new policy "the bad guys." In this manner, Florida has set a national precedent, giving the adults who know these third graders best � their teachers and principals � absolutely no say in who will be kept back.
