Haimanot Abebe, Fasil Wagnew, Haymanot Zeleke, Bitew Tefera, Shegaw Tesfa, Tamene Fetene
Magnitude of visual impairment and associated factors among patients attending ophthalmic clinics of Debre Markos referral hospital, north West Ethiopia
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abstract child left behind act major education initiative bush administration intended raise educational achievement close racialethnic achievement gap strategies include focusing schools attention raising test scores mandating better qualified teachers providing educational choice unfortunately complex requirements law failed achieve goals provoked number unintended negative consequences frequently harm students law intended help among consequences narrowed curriculum focused lowlevel skills generally reflected high stakes tests inappropriate assessment english language learners students special needs strong incentives exclude lowscoring students school achieve test score targets addition law fails address pressing problems unequal educational resources across schools serving wealthy poor children shortage wellprepared teachers highneed schools policy would live laws name would need address issues reshape laws requirements enable use assessments school improvement strategies support higherquality teaching learning notes version article published deborah meier george wood eds 2004 many children left behind new york beacon press