September 17, 2007
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Parents and educators told the Minnesota Senate education committee today that the federal No Child Left Behind law should be overhauled. The five-year old law, which requires annual reading and math tests, is up for re-authorization in Congress. Educators told the committee that the law's emphasis on standardized tests doesn't help their students learn. Corey Mattsen teaches students learning English at Cleveland Junior High in St. Paul. He says the Hmong refugees he teaches are making remarkable progress, yet it's unfair to expect them to pass an English test after only a year.
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