Award www.EDUCATIONUPDATE.com Volume VII, No. 12 • New York City • AUGUST 2002 Winner FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE VOORHEES, NJ Permit No.500 PRSRT STD. Learning at Crotched Mountain School. Photo Credit: Ed Judice INSIDE: Homeschooling Special Education: Leave No Child Behind 2 Award EDUCATION UPDATE ■ FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS ■ AUGUST 2002 Winner GUEST EDITORIAL EDUCATION UPDATE School Failure and School Responsibility Mailing Address: By STUART DUNN nals, it is time the school system accepted the team from MS 309 addressed their comprehen- 276 5th Avenue, Suite 1005 In a recent article on The New York Times fact that the responsibility for educating the sive approach and its effects. This school suf- New York, NY 10001 Education page entitled, “Defining Failed children is that of the schools and the educa- fers from all of the contributing factors apolo- email:
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