Quote by Jonathan Kozol
No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, the

No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – Jonathan Kozol

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By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there. – Jonathan Kozol

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Failure
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Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nations competitive needs. – Jonathan Kozol

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Future
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During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed. – Jonathan Kozol

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Education
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Learning
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Cops and robbers resemble each other, so theres not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime. – Andre Braugher

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Learning

Ive just been learning how to direct my own videos, choreography, doing costumes… every creative opportunity there is with my music Ive taken. – Santigold

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Learning

The failures and successes are necessary for learning. – Wynonna Judd

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Learning

I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all. – Cat Deeley

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Learning

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“I must do something” always solves more problems than “Something must be done.” – Author Unknown

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A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams. – Umberto Eco

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Dreams

All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them. – Charles Dickens

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The girl with a future avoids a man with a past. – Evan Esar

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