Article Reviews on Education Article 1: "Mike Looks to Repeat;

Saltonstall reports that Bloomberg not only pushed through a controversial plan to "hold back failing their-graders" but he also intends to impose these standards on every grade. Thus Bloomberg believes that tough standards must be set in order to increase mathematics and reading tests scores in students. While it is not intended that all students performing poorly on standardized math and reading tests be held back a grade, this plan would help eliminate the problem. The mayor did add that some children have been "dealt a bad hand by God" but he maintains that tougher standards with clear performance measures lead to higher graduation rates. Thus he has concluded that this approach, since it is a tough tactic, would results in increased positive outcomes. Saltonstall reports further that this tactic may seal the mayor's reputation as not only a tough reformer but an unfeeling tyrant.

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Vilencia and Villarreal (2003) critiqued the use of standards-based school reform. A Nation at Risk presented by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, provided the origin for the current standards-based school reform movement found in the United States. This accountability movement mandates that state achievement tests are used to hold schools accountable for

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e teachers but it is equally important to retain them. The article is focused on teacher recruitment as a solution to the teacher shortage, however it is also noted that teacher turnover may be a major contributor to the shortage problem. Lucadamo reported the notion that teacher recruitment efforts may not lead to teacher retention. Teacher recruitment strategies are important for the initial hire and they are also important for the maintaining or re-recruitment of teachers. While advertising an institution as providing a high status position may lead to recruitment, re-recruitment strategies must include additional plans such as provisions for perks, support, training, and reduction in workload. In addition, Norton noted that recruitment efforts must be individualized. Mass media advertising is not likely to be individualized, implying the need for more efforts that deal with potential candidates on a one-to-one basis. Problems that teachers face are becoming wide-spread and well-known. As it stands, New York's effort to lure teachers into their schools will require more promises than the mere status of being with the "best." Educational research supports the conclusion that recruitment efforts not only need to lure the
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