Which Is Not One of the Views That Richard Rothstein

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which is not one of the views that Richard Rothstein would hold?

• A) Teacher quality accounts for two thirds of the variation in student achievement.
• B) Poverty has a negative effect on student achievement.
• C) No Child Left Behind was a failed policy to increase student achievement.
• D) Merit pay for teachers corrupts the process of student achievement.
• E) Race to the Top's competitive grants make little sense.

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