Rosa DeLauro actually said...

Well, it continues to be my hope that we will not focus continuously on the test score because children in high-poverty areas are dealing with serious, serious consequences, and we need to focus more time and attention on training the teachers to be able to deal with those youngsters and be able to address those noncognitive skills, as you are trying to do in other parts of your budget.

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DeLauro emphasizes the need to focus on teacher training over test scores in high-poverty areas.

02/24/2015

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