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Article: NASBE Provides Testimony to Congress on High School Reform.
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- April 23, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- Dr. Jane Norwood, Vice-chair of the North Carolina State Board of Education, testified before the full House Education Committee today on dropout prevention policies, strategies to improve high school graduation rates, and the current status of high school reforms. Norwood was a witness on behalf of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) in the latest of a series of congressional hearings on the No Child Left Behind Act.
"We recognize that the institution of the American high school must undergo sweeping improvements in order to prepare all students for today's economy. Effective high school reforms must focus on the core ...