Wealthy suburban districts in particular can't fathom the thought of having a school that is failing to meet adequate yearly progress, he says. (educationnext.org)
Dr. Tisch said she believed that the anger about the standards was stoked by the state teachers» union, which fought the evaluation system, and noted that most of those who opted out came from wealthier suburban districts. (nytimes.com)
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey proposed a budget last week that increases state aid to poor school districts while cutting funds for wealthy suburban districts. (edweek.org)