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Jonathan Kozol

No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.

Jonathan Kozol

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Jonathan Kozol is saying that the improvements seen in fourth-grade test scores under No Child Left Behind are not true increases in knowledge but just better test performance. He believes the law focuses attention on testing rather than on meaningful education that has lasting effects.

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