Los Angeles Times: Let's Get Rid of Learning Factories

In the age of high tech, a new model must be found for schools.

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In a nutshell:

"The No Child Left Behind Act may be underfunded, but that is not what is wrong with it. Although it is a well-meaning attempt to bring up the lowest third of our students, its real problem is that it amplifies one of the worst aspects of American education: its mechanical, rote nature."