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*Standardized tests often reflect how well a student can take a standardized test, not their critical thinking or problem solving abilities.
*Standardized tests often reflect how well a student can take a standardized test, not their critical thinking or problem solving abilities.
*NCLB hurts dropout prevention. High schools are less likely to encourage low functioning students to stay in school, if their test scores will penalize the district.
*As of 2007, all states have failed to meet the teacher qualification standards outlined in NCLB.<ref>Aggie Online http://media.www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2006/05/22/CityNews/All-Fifty.States.Fail.To.Meet.Guidelines.Of.No.Child.Left.Behind.Act-2012761.shtml</ref>
==References==
==References==
NEA http://www.nea.org/esea/index.html
NEA http://www.nea.org/esea/index.html