NCLB Revisited
Renewing the Law
Federal
Education Trust Offers NCLB Renewal Plan
The Washington-based group Education Trust has advocated keeping accountability strong under the law.
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Governors Enter Fray Over NCLB
The National Governors Association has released recommendations for NCLB renewal that aim to preserve the federal role in holding states accountable for student learning.
Special Education
Panel Weighs NCLB and Students With Disabilities
Experts say NCLB has prompted a significant improvement in the education of students with disabilities.
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More Parental Power in Revised NCLB Urged
Advocates want the federal law to give states the power to enforce the parental-involvement sections of NCLB.
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Views of AFT, NEA on Reauthorization Getting Closer
The two national teachers’ unions want a radical overhaul of the federal law’s accountability measures.
Federal
Senators Seek ‘Highly Qualified’ Refinements
Reducing teacher-quality gaps in public schools was the central topic of a hearing held in Washington last week.
Federal
Panel Report Is Latest Rx for NCLB
The Bush administration and education groups are now waiting to hear from the institution that matters most: Congress.
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Senate Panel Begins Examination of NCLB
Witnesses offered ideas for fixing the lowest-achieving schools, including closing failing schools and restarting them from scratch.
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The View From Rockland
A county in New York state takes a hard look at how the No Child Left Behind Act is working in its eight school districts—and offers its own vision for renewing the law.
Federal
Bush Plan Would Heighten NCLB Focus on High School
State policymakers question the effect of expanding the federal reach.
Federal
Bush Offers ‘Blueprint’ for NCLB
Republicans and Democrats agree that the priority should be improving the nation’s lowest-achieving schools.
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NCLB Renewal Debate Launched in Earnest
President Bush and top education lawmakers may struggle to renew the law if they can’t compromise on how much to spend on it.
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Bush to Start NCLB Push in Congress
The President invited leading members of the new Congress to the White House to discuss reauthorizing the law by the end of the year.
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Framing the Debate
The No Child Left Behind Act is slated to be reauthorized in 2007, and both President Bush and the leaders of the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress have signaled their interest in keeping renewal of the law on schedule.