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B. Alexander "Sandy" Kress' practice focuses on public law and policy at the state and national levels, with a strong focus on education matters, including policies, reform and accountability. Practic...

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A video discussing some problems with the NCLB program developed by Kress

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No Child Left Behind: A Decade of Failure

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http://youtu.be/Q0WUqNO0qo4 The No Child Left Behind Act was meant to compel states to adopt high standards and rapidly improve K-12 education in public schools. It is now clear that NCLB has been a failure and has set the stage for even greater federal control over curriculum.

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Fordham Institute webcast Nov. 4, 2009 National Education Standards. Sandy Kress, former Senior Education Advisor to President Bush. Standards and Assessments. 1:16

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How is Sandy preparing students to compete in the 21st century democracy? 

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How is Sandy preparing students to compete in the 21st century democracy? 

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He is fighting to make education better and make students have a fair chance.

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What is his purpose of education?
-Kress's purpose of education could be to put everyone in an equal level so they can get the opportunities that they want.

Who does he see sitting in the classrooms?
-Sees the flaws of the education system (could be controversial to people who think they are doing well).

How is he preparing students for competition in the 21st century democracy?
-Basically putting everyone at an even playing field within the standardized tests

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This act focused on closing the achievement gap in the United States. Students are required to test in reading and math from grades 3 through 8 and one test in high school. It was believed that through this act mathematics and reading scores would be at 100% proficiency by the year 2012.
http://www.k12.wa.us/esea/NCLB.aspx

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-was appointed to chair a committee to improve Dallas schools in 1990 and was school board president by 1996
-was appointed to Texas state Education and Economic Policy Committee prior to national position

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. (2017). B. Alexander Kress. Retrieved from https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/sandy-kress.html

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-Main architect behind No Child Left Behind
-Senior education advisor for George Bush