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  • BATRA: Busby misses value in No Child Left Behind

    10/24/2009 5:02:52 PM PDT · by cold666pack · 1 replies · 245+ views
    The North County Times ^ | 10/24/09 | Sunana batra
    "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards." In 1897 Mark Twain wrote that and it came to mind last week as I read former Cardiff School Board member, Francine Busby's editorial criticizing Rep. Brian Bilbray for supporting an effort to hold public schools in California accountable for the progress, or lack thereof, made by students with learning disabilities. She said, "One of the most-needed changes (is the need to) waive the requirement that test scores for students with learning disabilities … be included in determining the overall performance of a school."...