Disingenuous claims by the Department of Education 
In a press release issued Sept. 24, 2007, Education Secretary Spellings points out that reading scores for fourth grade English learners on a national test (the NAEP) "jumped an unprecedented 20 points between 2000 and 2005."
The press release gives the impression that this jump was due to No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Jim Crawford has pointed out, however, that nearly the entire increase happened between 2000 and 2002, BEFORE NCLB WENT INTO EFFECT.
Take a look at the scores:
2000: 167
2002: 183
2003: 186
2005: 187
This is only the latest of many examples of disingenuous claims by the Department of Education. This administration is no more truthful about education than it is about the Iraq war.
For more details, see Crawford's analysis at http://www.elladvocates.org
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KEYWORDS: NCLB, NAEP scores
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