No Child Left Behind
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Learning From No Child Left Behind
January 13, 2010
With the law past due for reauthorization, U.S. News asked four experts to offer lessons.
Opinion
AFT's Weingarten: No Child Left Behind Was Doomed By Its Flaws
January 12, 2010
Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers says program failed the test.
Opinion
Making No Child Left Behind Work
January 12, 2010
Education Sector publisher says beyond all the political noise of NCLB is a success story.
Opinion
States Must Take Lead on Improving No Child Left Behind
January 12, 2010
Clinton official Michael Cohen says shared approaches can overcome law’s shortcomings.
Opinion
Ex Ed Secretary Spellings: 5 Lessons From No Child Left Behind
January 12, 2010
Ex-Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says NCLB works, and can be even better.
Opinion
Will Obama's School Reform Plan Work?
December 9, 2009
The president's plan will face the same obstacles that have hindered previous attempts to fix schools.
Nation & World
No Child Left Behind Law Loses Support
December 9, 2009
The debate over what students should learn (and how) delays the reauthorization of the education law.
Nation & World
No Child Left Behind and the Brewing Fight Over Education
November 10, 2009
There's broad consensus on education reform, but there are deep fault lines underneath.
Opinion
Report Shows Narrowing Achievement Gap Between Different Student Groups
October 8, 2009
The gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students seems to be shrinking, a new study finds.
Education - On Education
Court Says Yes to English-Only Tests
August 6, 2009
A California court ruling approves testing students only in English—even those still learning it.
Education - On Education
Younger Students Outshine High Schoolers in Reading, Math
April 28, 2009
Federal test scores for 9-year-olds are the highest since early 1970s.
Education
How to Spend $100 Billion on Education
February 18, 2009
The stimulus money could help pay for college, Head Start, and special ed but not construction.
Education - On Education
What Arne Duncan Thinks of No Child Left Behind
February 5, 2009
The new education secretary talks about the controversial law and financial aid forms.
Education
Bush Makes Last Push on Education
January 12, 2009
The outgoing president urges Congress to renew the NCLB education law.
Education - On Education
New Study Might Spell the End for Federal Reading Program
November 21, 2008
Schools receiving federal money for reading instruction haven't made significant progress, study finds.
Education - On Education
Who Should Be the Nation's Next Education Chief?
November 13, 2008
A look at the early contenders.
Education - On Education
Accountability Must Be Focus of Any No Child Left Behind Overhaul
November 12, 2008
Pols must resist urge to dismantle accountability provisions in education law, Andrew Rotherham writes.
Opinion
Education Reformers Tackle NCLB Flaws
July 17, 2008
They propose performance pay and national standards.
Education - On Education
New Head of Teacher's Union Attacks NCLB
July 15, 2008
Education secretary reacts.
Education - On Education
NCLB May Boost Science Scores, Too, Study Says
July 11, 2008
Findings counter critics who say focus on math and reading is at the expense of other subjects.
Education - On Education
Study Says Student Reading and Math Scores Are Improving
June 24, 2008
But researchers say it is unclear whether No Child Left Behind policy deserves credit for the gains.
Education - On Education
Education Reacts to Senator Kennedy's Illness
May 23, 2008
Bush and Spellings offer their sympathies to their NCLB colleague.
Education - On Education
Kids Who Stay in School Stay Alive
May 12, 2008
In Baltimore, those who were shot or slain missed an average of 46 days per year.
Education - On Education
Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About Education
May 8, 2008
How each candidate would attempt to improve the American school system is difficult to ascertain.
Nation & World - Campaign 2008
Connecticut's NCLB Lawsuit Is Dismissed
April 29, 2008
With her free time, Secretary Spellings may start a Facebook page.
Education - On Education
