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Federal Tutoring Program Needs Reality Check
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Atlanta Inquirer
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March 4, 2006
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- Mathis, Greg
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Mathis, Greg
Atlanta Inquirer
03-04-2006
When President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law, he
made drastic changes to the public education system by requiring, among
other things, failing schools to offer parents and students a choice: free
tutoring or the chance to transfer to a new, better performing school. It's
been four years and, while the jury is still out on whether or not NCLB has
improved the quality of education, one thing is certain: only a small
percentage of the student available for the tutoring programs are taking
advantage, According to the Department of Education, less than 12-percent
of the nearly two million children that are eligible for free tutoring
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Free tutoring for public school students
Call & Post;
October 12, 2006 ;
Anonymous;
265 words
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MCKEON INTRODUCES BILL TO STRENGTHEN FREE TUTORING OPTIONS UNDER NCLB
Capitol Hill Press Releases;
May 8, 2007 ;
648 words
......McKeon Introduces Bill to Strengthen Free Tutoring Options under NCLB Contact: Steve Forde...the No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) free tutoring options and improve student access...benefits under the law. "Access to free tutoring is vital to the success of No Child...
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 8, 2007 ;
638 words
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555 words
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MCKEON: FREE TUTORING UNDER NCLB IS MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;
June 27, 2007 ;
617 words
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More Students Should Access Free Tutoring
Albuquerque Journal;
January 3, 2004 ;
305 words
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FREE TUTORING SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AT 16 SCHOOLS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
August 25, 2008 ;
235 words
......to the parents. To be eligible for free tutoring, a child must be receiving free or...sign up their eligible children for free tutoring. This could be the extra help students...successful. Parents who are interested in free tutoring for their children may download the...
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WHO'S TEACHING OUR KIDS? A look at America's typical public school teacher
Call & Post;
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539 words
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REP. MCKEON: FREE TUTORING UNDER NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT IS MAKING REAL...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 27, 2007 ;
625 words
......Left Behind," said McKeon. "Access to free tutoring is vital to the success of No Child...in the first year of receiving the free tutoring, with even better results in the second...parental awareness with regard to NCLB's free tutoring options, meaning many eligible students...
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Small turnout at public school forum
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Anonymous;
782 words
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749 words
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FED: $22.5 billion needed for public school buildings: report
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424 words
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More parents favoring public school
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Beth Daley, Globe Staff;
693 words
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