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  • A failing teacher will fail as tutor, says Education Dept (Duh!)

    10/21/2004 3:37:25 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 14 replies · 328+ views
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | October 21, 2004 | KATE N. GROSSMAN Education Reporter
    A new tutoring program for 37,000 students by Chicago public school teachers should never have started because it will likely have teachers in failing schools tutoring kids, a federal official said. "If a district has failed to raise student achievement during the regular school day, then what confidence should a parent have that they could raise student achievement after school?" said Nina Rees, assistant deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. The $11 million program, funded by the federal No Child Left Behind law, must be dismantled or funded locally if the Chicago school district fails to meet federal...