No Child Left Behind and the Brewing Fight Over Education
By
Andrew J. Rotherham
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Opinion - November 10, 2009
There's broad consensus on education reform, but there are deep fault lines underneath.
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Report Shows Narrowing Achievement Gap Between Different Student Groups
By
Zach Miners
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On Education - October 8, 2009
The gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students seems to be shrinking, a new study finds.
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Court Says Yes to English-Only Tests
By
Zach Miners
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On Education - August 6, 2009
A California court ruling approves testing students only in English—even those still learning it.
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Younger Students Outshine High Schoolers in Reading, Math
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - April 28, 2009
Federal test scores for 9-year-olds are the highest since early 1970s.
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How to Spend $100 Billion on Education
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - February 18, 2009
The stimulus money could help pay for college, Head Start, and special ed but not construction.
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What Arne Duncan Thinks of No Child Left Behind
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Kim Clark
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Education - February 5, 2009
The new education secretary talks about the controversial law and financial aid forms.
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Bush Makes Last Push on Education
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - January 12, 2009
The outgoing president urges Congress to renew the NCLB education law.
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New Study Might Spell the End for Federal Reading Program
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - November 21, 2008
Schools receiving federal money for reading instruction haven't made significant progress, study finds.
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Who Should Be the Nation's Next Education Chief?
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - November 13, 2008
A look at the early contenders.
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Accountability Must Be Focus of Any No Child Left Behind Overhaul
By
Andrew J. Rotherham
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Opinion - November 12, 2008
Pols must resist urge to dismantle accountability provisions in education law, Andrew Rotherham writes.
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Education Reformers Tackle NCLB Flaws
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - July 17, 2008
They propose performance pay and national standards.
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New Head of Teacher's Union Attacks NCLB
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - July 15, 2008
Education secretary reacts.
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NCLB May Boost Science Scores, Too, Study Says
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - July 11, 2008
Findings counter critics who say focus on math and reading is at the expense of other subjects.
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Study Says Student Reading and Math Scores Are Improving
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - June 24, 2008
But researchers say it is unclear whether No Child Left Behind policy deserves credit for the gains.
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Education Reacts to Senator Kennedy's Illness
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - May 23, 2008
Bush and Spellings offer their sympathies to their NCLB colleague.
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Kids Who Stay in School Stay Alive
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - May 12, 2008
In Baltimore, those who were shot or slain missed an average of 46 days per year.
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Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About Education
By
Dana Hawkins-Simons
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Nation & World - May 8, 2008
How each candidate would attempt to improve the American school system is difficult to ascertain.
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Connecticut's NCLB Lawsuit Is Dismissed
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - April 29, 2008
With her free time, Secretary Spellings may start a Facebook page.
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Secretary Spellings: The World Tour
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - January 17, 2008
Education Secretary Spellings is threatening to make changes on her own to push No Child Left Behind.
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The Education Secretary Talks About NCLB
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 5, 2007
Spellings shares her thoughts on how that law can be improved when it is renewed.
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One Standard Fits All
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 2, 2007
Academic standards vary widely from state to state, leading some people to push for federal standards
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A Tough Test for Second Language Students
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 2, 2007
ESL students have a hard time with standardized tests, and that hurts their schools' overall scores
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Should Teachers Earn According to How Students Learn?
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 2, 2007
Some people say that teachers' salaries should be tied to students' test scores
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For Talented Students, Challenges to Grow
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 2, 2007
Gifted students are often ignored due to efforts to raise other students' test scores.
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Failing Schools Are Hard to Fix
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - November 2, 2007
NCLB lets people know which schools are struggling but offers few solutions on how to raise performance
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