Some progress on No Child Left Behind, but is it good for kids?
Posted by Joe Theissen on Mar 5, 2012 at 12:49 PMLast week the House made some progress on renewing No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law. Two components of what would be a renewed No Child Left Behind passed a House committee on Tuesday, and would make big changes…
Renewing No Child Left Behind with a new emphasis on Pre-K
Posted by rheine on Feb 29, 2012 at 12:22 PMWe’ve been closely following recent congressional work on renewing No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law. Many have called for the act to be less focused on rigid standardized testing. One thing we’d add is that it could do…
Live-tweeting the congressional hearing on No Child Left Behind
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Feb 16, 2012 at 2:51 PMVoices has been at the congressional hearing today on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the law also known as No Child Left Behind. There have been several attempts to reform the controversial education law recently, but…
Sec. of Education: No Child Left Behind “still has flaws that need to be fixed”
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 9, 2012 at 4:22 PMThe controversial No Child Left Behind education law made progress toward school reform but has its own flaws that must be fixed, according to the U.S. secretary of education. Secretary Arne Duncan credits the law with exposing achievement gaps among…
Statement: Voices applauds Senate committee passage of education bill
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Oct 21, 2011 at 1:31 PMThe Senate is making progress on a long overdue renewal and reform of No Child Left Behind (also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act). After passing the Senate education committee, the bill will now be considered by the…
Voices members hold town hall meetings in 13 states
Posted by rheine on Oct 18, 2011 at 4:12 PMAs Congress considers renewing No Child Left Behind, Voices member organizations are holding town hall meetings in 13 states. The Senate will start marking up a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this week, so we want policymakers to know…
What will be in the next No Child Left Behind?
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Oct 11, 2011 at 4:15 PMThis month the Senate is expected to take an important step toward renewing No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law. The law is overdue for a reauthorization by Congress, and many quarters have been calling for reform, especially some…
President Obama to bypass parts of “No Child Left Behind”
Posted by Joe Theissen on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:20 PMTo the relief of most state governments, the Obama administration is preparing to waive some of the most stringent demands of the No Child Left Behind Act. But the White House will put conditions on these waivers, effectively enacting its…
Arizona member leads successful education town hall meeting
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:04 PMChildren’s Action Alliance, our Arizona member, just had a very successful town hall meeting with a member of Congress on education issues. Our member reports that Congressman Raul Grijalva was well engaged by the crowd on importance of education reform…
Obama administration to exempt some states from No Child Left Behind
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Aug 11, 2011 at 5:13 PMWith officials from many states saying they can’t meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind education law, the Obama administration plans to issue waivers excusing them from some of the law’s requirements. The No Child Left…
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