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Could a new education law ever please everyone?

October 14, 2011October 13, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The first comprehensive, bipartisan attempt to overhaul the federal No Child Left Behind Act would change the law's accountability system dramatically, focus attention on so-called dropout factories, and…

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What should—and shouldn’t—be in Senate No Child Left Behind bill

October 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

This Tuesday, leaders of the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee are expected to introduce a “base bill” draft for the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind,…

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Feds to spare schools from harsh penalties in exchange for reforms

September 23, 2011September 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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Republicans ready major changes to No Child Left Behind law

September 20, 2011 by From wire reports

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Opinion: Thank test-driven reform for poor scores on SAT

September 19, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Anybody paying attention to modern school reform will not be surprised to learn that new SAT results show scores in reading, writing and math are down compared with…

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GOP Senator: ‘No Child Left Behind’ waivers are illegal

September 16, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio wrote to Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday, criticizing an Obama administration plan to grant No Child Left Behind waivers to…

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Growth scores give schools No Child Left Behind alternative

August 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Orr Middle School Principal George Leavens isn't surprised that only half his students tested at grade level in math and reading last school year, the Las Vegas Review-Journal…

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U.S. to grant waivers for No Child Left Behind

August 8, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

With a growing number of states rebelling against the No Child Left Behind law and stalled efforts in Congress to reform it, the Obama administration says it will…

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States apply for waivers to skirt rules as reform stalls

August 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Despite a rise in test scores, 84 percent of Missouri's schools failed to make "adequate yearly progress," according to a report released by the state Thursday, the Huffington…

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More states defying federal gov’t on education law

July 22, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

At least three states are vowing to ignore the latest requirements under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law in an act of defiance against the federal government…

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Schools chiefs see a path to proposing their own accountability systems

July 13, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Some state education chiefs say that if Congress does not overhaul No Child Left Behind, the main federal law governing public education, by the fall, they may be…

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Highly rated instructors go beyond teaching to the standardized test

July 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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Readers: Here’s how we’d change ESEA

July 11, 2011July 8, 2011 by From staff reports

With Education Secretary Arne Duncan warning Congress that he'll take matters into his own hands if lawmakers this year fail to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act…

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Arne Duncan’s authority over No Child Left Behind questioned by CRS memo

July 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Does U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have the legal authority to move forward with a proposal that allows states to bypass school performance requirements set out by…

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No education agenda left behind becomes Obama hurdle as congress deadlocks

June 21, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, he pledged to “fix” the No Child Left Behind federal education law and to promote rigorous standards, merit pay and…

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Education groups applaud new ed-tech legislation

June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Educational technology stakeholders are applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of a bill called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act and note that, if passed, the legislation…

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Alliance: Keep spending rules in place with NCLB fix

June 13, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

As Congress works to update the No Child Left Behind Act, members of the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) hold out hope that a bipartisan agreement will…

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Obama says too much testing makes education boring

March 29, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways than just exam results. Too much testing…

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No Child Left Behind: Can Obama revamp the education law?

March 21, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The Obama Administration is doubling down on its push to overhaul the federal No Child Left Behind Act, reports TIME.

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FACT CHECK: Are 82 percent of schools ‘failing’?

March 16, 2011 by Laura Ascione

President Barack Obama declared this week that four of five public schools could be labeled as "failing" this year under the No Child Left Behind Act if Congress…

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Obama pushing Congress on fixing education law

March 14, 2011 by Laura Ascione

President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to rewrite the nation's governing education law in time for a new school year next fall, the Associated Press reports. It's…

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Most public schools may miss targets, Education Secretary says

March 10, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

More than 80,000 of the nation’s 100,000 public schools could be labeled as failing under No Child Left Behind, the main federal law on public education, Secretary of…

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Court won’t let Conn. challenge education law

February 23, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday against hearing Connecticut's challenge to the federal No Child Left Behind law, ending the state's six-year lawsuit over how to pay for…

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White House aims to revamp education law by summer

February 18, 2011 by Laura Ascione

The Obama administration set a goal on Feb. 17 of revamping the federal No Child Left Behind education law before students start the next school year in the…

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Senators pledge bipartisan effort to revamp NCLB

January 28, 2011January 26, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

Less than a day after President Obama asked Congress to overhaul No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in his Jan. 25 State of the Union address, a bipartisan group…

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Trouble lurking ahead for Obama’s education focus

January 17, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Signs of trouble are arising for President Barack Obama's plan to put education overhaul at the forefront of his agenda as he adjusts to the new reality of…

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NCLB: Are the fixes worse than the flaws?

July 27, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Parents and teachers don't like it. For many students, it has failed to produce the promised benefits. And experts agree it urgently needs to be fixed. But as…

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High court turns down No Child Left Behind case

June 8, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a challenge by school districts and teacher unions to the federal No Child Left Behind law, reports the Associated Press.

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Critics say administration’s blueprint is too similar to NCLB

October 29, 2010March 30, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As the Obama administration seeks support for its plan to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), many education policy analysts worry that the new blueprint's guidelines…

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Critics: Obama’s ed policies no better than Bush’s

October 29, 2010March 12, 2010 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

When it comes to education policy, President Obama is repeating the most grievous errors of his predecessor, charge a trio of venerable education policy analysts, including one—Diane Ravitch—best…

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Obama urges states to raise academic standards

October 29, 2010February 22, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Saying America’s “primacy in the world” is at stake, President Barack Obama on Feb. 22 prodded states to raise their academic standards by using the best leverage he…

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Obama to propose new rules for reading and math standards

February 22, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

In a proposed change to the No Child Left Behind law, the Obama administration would require states to adopt new academic standards to qualify for federal money from…

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Duncan offers ‘guiding principles’ for rewriting NCLB

November 23, 2010February 14, 2010 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

Calling No Child Left Behind a “blunt instrument” that placed more emphasis on defining failure than encouraging success, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Feb. 12 outlined the Obama…

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Obama calls for more school funding

January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Education is one of the few areas of the federal budget that would not see a spending freeze, if President Barack Obama gets his way this year.

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Commentary: The avalanche of change

November 6, 2009October 2, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Once every generation or so, something big takes place that alters education, and it's usually bad -- or so it must seem to most Americans. Key words: education…

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Arne Duncan’s Washington Post interview on NCLB

April 23, 2009 by ESchool News

In an interview with the Washington Post, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explains his plans to improve No Child Left Behind, enhance teacher quality and how he'll…

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Arne Duncan’s Washington Post interview on NCLB

April 23, 2009 by ESchool News

In an interview with the Washington Post, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explains his plans to improve No Child Left Behind, enhance teacher quality and how he'll…

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Bush wants education law kept after he leaves

January 9, 2009 by ESchool News

President George W. Bush urged President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic-led Congress not to abandon the No Child Left Behind law, arguing that to do so would "weaken…

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