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No Child Left Behind Fails the Test

By Jamie Grabowska , Free Speeh Zone

Every April, the hype associated with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) testing begins. These tests are also known as the MCA’s, and last for two mornings. Not only are parents bombarded with handouts that contain tips and strategies to help improve their child’s scores, but teachers begin to feel the pressure and stress of needing to “teach to the test.” MORE »

Things People Say

Readers comment on theater at St. Thomas

By staff , TC Daily Planet

“Foley folly” ... “Tragic mistake” ... “Disappointment by St. Thomas choice” ... “Money isn’t everything.” Comments on St. Thomas’s plans to close its 80-year-old Department of Theater and tear down the Foley Theater show a depth of sorrow and disappointment. MORE »