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Over the decades, educational goals have targeted different groups of students, such as academically talented or at-risk students. Which group of students now seems to be the target of most educational goals? (why? please discuss... is this good, bad, indifferent?)

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Over the decades, educational goals have targeted different groups of students, such as academically talented or at-risk students. Which group of students now seems to be the target of most educational goals? (why? please discuss... is this good, bad, indifferent?)

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With legislation such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) the group of students targeted with most educational goals are those who are at risk. The reason this is occurring is because schools or school districts stand to lose funding if they do not perform at a specific level. Without the funding, school districts face having to reduce or eliminate many programs or eliminate teacher jobs. With NCLB, schools within districts in many states must show or demonstrate a specific level of performance, through ...

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