the dirty tactics of SRA/McGraw-Hill

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-banned13.html


Was author dropped for opposing No Child law?


A popular children's book author said she was dropped as a speaker for an international reading conference this month in Chicago over her criticism of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Patricia Polacco has written and illustrated more than 50 children's books, including Thank You, Mr. Falker and The Keeping Quilt. She's also an outspoken critic of the No Child Left Behind Act, which carries stiff penalties for teachers and schools whose students score poorly on standardized achievement tests.

Polacco says the law hurts students and handicaps teachers by fostering a "teach to the test" mentality in schools.

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Polacco was hired by textbook publisher SRA/McGraw-Hill for a series of speeches and book signings at the convention. The company is a subset of McGraw-Hill Education, which is a leading supplier of standardized tests for the nation's schools.

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That's when she was told by the firm that its client, SRA/McGraw-Hill, "wanted to make sure that I would not discuss my deep concern about No Child Left Behind ... as well as my concern that there is a link between this mandate and the SRA/McGraw Hill Company who manufactures, prints and profits from the sale of these tests to school systems all over our country," Polacco posted on her Web site.

Polacco followed up with a letter to Buchanan and Associates, stating that she would not change her remarks in any way.

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thank you Patricia for standing firm and refusing to be muzzled

McGraw-Hill doesn't care about children, only money

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[Sequoia]

1. Leave no child behind, leave them all behind seems to be

McGraw-Hill's stance.

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2. A few good people...