The July 19, 2010 edition of the New York Times, features an article that tells the story of a Vermont principal who has been canned due to poor performance on standardized tests by students fresh off the boat from Africa. So if you have a hard working, respected female principal putting in 80-hour work weeks to help refugees from central Africa who score low because they can only randomly fill in bubbles on tests that drive federal funding, you have to dump her in order to still qualify for stimulus money. At the same time, principals in suburban districts full of smart white and Asian kids can mail it in. Take away – Life is officially unfair. This is a must read.
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