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In reply to the discussion: How does one flunk 5th grade? [View all]reteachinwi
(579 posts)11. I think you are seeing the result of Prop. 13
and NCLB. School funding (or lack thereof) has reduced staffing and many of the remedial/help/health programs that benefit kids, and increased class sizes reduces time for teachers to individualize curriculum or provide one-on-one help. The pressure to make adequate yearly progress on NCLB tests adds stress to teachers and administrators in an already stressful environment. I'm sorry your daughter is paying for policy decisions that are out of your and her control and were not made with her needs and interests in mind.
It is just about the reverse in the United States: we have some states that spend as much as three times more than other states, and the high spenders are not surprisingly the high achievers, like Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont.
The low achievers are not surprisingly the low spenders Mississippi, California, Louisiana.
http://www.alternet.org/education/teachers-make-handy-scapegoats-spiraling-inequality-really-what-ails-our-education-system?page=0%2C1
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there is a new school going online on May1st....it may be a better option for your daughter.
chillfactor
Mar 2013
#3
take a witness with you for all meetings, a friend is ok, doesn't need to be a legal advocate....
msongs
Mar 2013
#9
You have the right to ask the district to evaluate her for a learning disability.
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2013
#15
Well I sure can relate to you. My step-grandson might have to repeat the year also.
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2013
#24
My son had ADHD the school never told me. I worked at a doctor's office and realized
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2013
#28
I did but had their own evaluation team. That is the way they did it. I can only tell you what
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2013
#33