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| Title: Raising the Grade-- How should we judge McGarrah
Elementary? The governor's proposed school reform hinges on test
scores. But teachers who teach at the toughest schools say that's
not fair. Let those teachers share their experiences.
Writer: Patti Puckett |
Date: January 30, 2000
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution |
| Lead: Inside Room 112 at McGarrah Elementary School, Suzanne Hood's fourth-graders write sentences using adjectives. But one student seems out of sync. The tall, slim boy squirms in his chair while his classmates come up with jewels like this: "I drove into a drive-in movie and it was very romantic." | |
| Keywords: A+ Education Reform Act of 2000, House Education Committee, test results, assessment, cash bonus, state standards, state intervention, accountability, Georgia Department of Education, Title I, Suzanne Hood, Deidra Gregg, racial composition, Marie Tarpley, Kent Woerner, national teaching certification, mentor, Anissa Wilson, school improvement team, disadvantaged backgrounds, low expectations, Iowa Test of Basic Skills, curriculum. | |
