This case is about how NCLB, in general, and the FCAT, specifically, impact student retention, and their ramifications on students, teachers, and parents. It illustrates the challenges school communities face as they grapple with how to meet state and federal high-stakes testing benchmarks.

Discussion Questions

1. What is the future for all the students who have been held back since the state of Florida had mandated schools retain children that do not pass the FCAT?
2. What effect is this policy having on the children, teachers, and parents?
3. Are we meeting the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act?

Patti Ward

TNLI Affiliate:
Miami/The Ed Fund (FL)

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