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Donald M. Payne: In many instances, as a matter of fact, many school systems did not like No Child Left Behind because, even though a…

On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
In many instances, as a matter of fact, many school systems did not like No Child Left Behind because, even though a school system may show that it is sending a large number of students to higher education, once you did the disaggregation you found that there were really a group of students that were definitely being left behind.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey

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Payne critiques No Child Left Behind for revealing hidden educational disparities.

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