On 'The Battle over Education and Civil Rights,' by Ruth Conniff.

• Author: Giebel, Doug
• Position: From the Web - Letter to the editor

On "The Battle over Education and Civil Rights," by Ruth Conniff:

A central folly of the misguided "test and punish" approach to education seems obvious. Schools most in need of more attention and more funding because they are "failing" are tested and then punished by draconian measures, including loss of funding. All schools must be adequately funded (not "equally" funded), and positive measures, not punishment, must be afforded to those most in...