What Works in Public Education

65 Percent: Handling the NCLB

A challenge.

by Edutopia Staff

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65 Percent

Source: TeachAde 65

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Percentage of teachers who rank meeting national standardized-testing requirements as their biggest challenge, according to a recent poll. Educators said about 28 percent of classroom time is spent preparing students for national testing requirements, including those mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. One-fourth of teachers, particularly at the K-6 level, spend at least half of their classroom time on such preparations.

This article was also published in the March 2007 issue of Edutopia magazine .

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