No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind and the Brewing Fight Over Education

By Andrew J. Rotherham - Opinion - November 10, 2009

There's broad consensus on education reform, but there are deep fault lines underneath. more >>

Report Shows Narrowing Achievement Gap Between Different Student Groups

By Zach Miners - On Education - October 8, 2009

The gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students seems to be shrinking, a new study finds. more >>

Court Says Yes to English-Only Tests

By Zach Miners - On Education - August 6, 2009

A California court ruling approves testing students only in English—even those still learning it. more >>

Younger Students Outshine High Schoolers in Reading, Math

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - April 28, 2009

Federal test scores for 9-year-olds are the highest since early 1970s. more >>

How to Spend $100 Billion on Education

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - February 18, 2009

The stimulus money could help pay for college, Head Start, and special ed but not construction. more >>

What Arne Duncan Thinks of No Child Left Behind

By Eddy Ramírez and Kim Clark - Education - February 5, 2009

The new education secretary talks about the controversial law and financial aid forms. more >>

Bush Makes Last Push on Education

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - January 12, 2009

The outgoing president urges Congress to renew the NCLB education law. more >>

New Study Might Spell the End for Federal Reading Program

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - November 21, 2008

Schools receiving federal money for reading instruction haven't made significant progress, study finds. more >>

Who Should Be the Nation's Next Education Chief?

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - November 13, 2008

A look at the early contenders. more >>

Accountability Must Be Focus of Any No Child Left Behind Overhaul

By Andrew J. Rotherham - Opinion - November 12, 2008

Pols must resist urge to dismantle accountability provisions in education law, Andrew Rotherham writes. more >>

Education Reformers Tackle NCLB Flaws

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - July 17, 2008

They propose performance pay and national standards. more >>

New Head of Teacher's Union Attacks NCLB

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - July 15, 2008

Education secretary reacts. more >>

NCLB May Boost Science Scores, Too, Study Says

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - July 11, 2008

Findings counter critics who say focus on math and reading is at the expense of other subjects. more >>

Study Says Student Reading and Math Scores Are Improving

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - June 24, 2008

But researchers say it is unclear whether No Child Left Behind policy deserves credit for the gains. more >>

Education Reacts to Senator Kennedy's Illness

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - May 23, 2008

Bush and Spellings offer their sympathies to their NCLB colleague. more >>

Kids Who Stay in School Stay Alive

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - May 12, 2008

In Baltimore, those who were shot or slain missed an average of 46 days per year. more >>

Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About Education

By Dana Hawkins-Simons - Nation & World - May 8, 2008

How each candidate would attempt to improve the American school system is difficult to ascertain. more >>

Connecticut's NCLB Lawsuit Is Dismissed

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - April 29, 2008

With her free time, Secretary Spellings may start a Facebook page. more >>

Secretary Spellings: The World Tour

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - January 17, 2008

Education Secretary Spellings is threatening to make changes on her own to push No Child Left Behind. more >>