Paul Cummins

Executive Director of New Visions Foundation

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Executive Director of the New Visions Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles, California that creates independent schools and programs for underserved urban students; author of Two Americas, Two Educations: Funding Quality Schools for All Students

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When Congress reconvenes, it's scheduled to take up renewal of President Bush's signature education reform, No Child Left Behind .  Accountability was supposed to come from tests in…

No Child Left Behind: Is It Passing or Failing?

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The No Child Left Behind Act was supposed to level the playing field by providing an equal education for all kids no matter their backgrounds or where they lived.  Accountability is…

Grading No Child Left Behind

The No Child Left Behind Act was supposed to level the playing field by providing an equal education for all kids no matter their backgrounds or where they lived.  Accountability is…

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