Juvenile death penalty unconstitutional

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

And there are still TONS of kids who don't even make it out of high school - I mean education is really hurting right now - and No Child Left Behind!?! A CROCK!!!

More children are being left behind than ever. So much for being The Education President, eh?

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

My sister is a teacher - and it SUCKS right now - as we speak she's missed a whole week of teaching because of these new (and useless) standardized tests...it's such a crock.....especially since it's under funded or not funded at all - education just needs a HUGE overhaul...

Do they require that you pass the tests in order to graduate? They do that in Massachusetts and it's ridiculous. All the politicians have been trying to get rid of it since it went into effect, but Romney won't sign off on it. The only reason that bastard was elected is because he wanted to make English as a second language classes a requirement, but he hasn't even done anything in regards to that.

One of my old professors wrote a book (http://www.greenwood.com/books/bookdetail.asp?sku=H593) about how community college graduates are looked down upon in the work force and don't have as many opportunities open to them, but now it's becoming even a bigger issue because that's where these kids who fail the MCAS (the standardized test) end up. That is, even if they go to college. It's truly awful and does nothing but put kids down.