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The cover of "Tested," by Linda Perlstein. (Image courtesy of Henry Holt & Co.)
Education reporter tests No Child Left Behind
Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/24/2007, 9:06 a.m.
One elementary school principal trained a laser focus on test scores. Her efforts yielded results, but at what cost? Former Washington Post education writer Linda Perlstein has a new book on the struggles of an elementary school to meet No Child Left Behind standards.
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Linda Perlstein: The author of "Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade." She's also the author "Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers."
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- Education reporter tests No Child Left Behind (program audio)
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