"But if everyone doesn't take the exact same test how can Assessment be fair?" The supporters of NCLB cry. Completely ignoring the differences in in mental abilities (schools can only not test/provide accommodations for 10% of students, despite the fact that ~25% of their students will have some type of special need.) Fluency in English (after 2 years in public schools children have to take NCLB tests in English, no matter what their actual fluency level is) familial support, background education (have they transferred schools a lot? Remember some child transfer almost every year and so might miss sections because schools are on different schedules) school resources (something tells me Montgomery Country, richest county in the country, schools have more to spend on computers, text books, lab equipment, field trips and teachers then Baltimore City, majority of schools have 90-100% of students living below the poverty line.)
But hey, the government said this was fair and then Secretary of Educations Margaret Spellings lack of experience in schools and nonexistent Education Degree totally made her a good judge.
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