Please see the following link for essential reading on the importance of outcomes-driven reform and the impact of the No Child Left Behind Law: ESEA backgrounder .
For more information on the authors of this issue brief, please visit their websites: Democrats for Education Reform and Education Equality Project.

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Reform Group Demands That Ineffective Teachers Not Be Returned To Classrooms
‘Reductions In Force’ Should Be Based on Teacher Impact on Learning
Washington, DC – Oct. 16, 2009 – While the District of Columbia City Council and district school leaders tussled over a recent “Reduction In Force” that has resulted in teacher layoffs, a parent and community advocacy group today demanded that both sides commit to making sure that no child be taught by an ineffective teacher, no matter what the budgetary climate looks like.
“Grownups …