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| Title | Fairfax Schools Concede On Testing LEP Students |
| Body | From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802375.html?hpid=sec-education Fairfax Schools Concede On Testing: Compromise Made On Limited English By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2007 Fairfax County school officials backed down yesterday from a vow to defy federal testing rules for students with limited English skills, saying they would give most of those students grade-level reading exams even if they were likely to stumble on items dealing with metaphors, poetry or other difficult material. The decision marked a sharp turnabout for educators in the state's largest school system, who had led others in Virginia in opposition to the federal law. It also defused a confrontation over the federal No Child Left Behind law that had drawn wide attention. The local educators repeatedly have argued that it is unfair to have students who are beginning to learn to speak, read and write English take reading tests that mirror those given to native speakers. The Fairfax School Board passed a resolution in January that gave Superintendent Jack D. Dale authority to defy the rules and instead administer tests for English learners that he considered more appropriate. But federal officials, who contended that grade-level tests were necessary to measure student progress, had threatened to withhold an estimated $17 million in aid to Fairfax schools if they failed to comply. The federal officials said money for other school systems considering a testing rebellion also would be in jeopardy. Read the entire article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802375.html?hpid=sec-education . |
| Source | The Washington Post |
| Inputdate | 2007-05-13 08:37:42 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-05-14 00:00:00 |
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