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Oregon Live
| over 1 year ago
Third-grader Kylie Cramer gets in some last-minute studying last month on the first day of classes at Fir Grove Elementary School. The No Child Left Behind law may not be part of her or any Oregon student's academic future, depending on whether the...
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Nashville Scene
| over 1 year ago
He revealed the first item on his agenda today in a New York Times oped. He wants to scuttle the No Child Left Behind law and return education standards to the states. In a shocker, Alexander praised Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan and tipped...
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Washington Post
| over 1 year ago
Diane Ravitch is a glass half-empty kind of gal, while I suffer from excessive Panglossian tendencies...The payoff is dinner at the River Cafe, at the foot of Brooklyn Heights, overlooking New York harbor and the Manhattan skyline, tucked neatly...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Get summaries of the top business news from a global perspective Sample The purpose is "to help states, districts and schools that are ready to move forward with education reform, our administration will provide flexibility from the law in exchange...
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Education News
| over 1 year ago
The Obama Administration plan to deal with the regulations of No Child Left Behind offers a slate of flexibility opportunities for states looking for relief...Presented below is the full text of his remarks: Thank you so much...I see a whole bunch of...
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Examiner
| over 1 year ago
There is widespread agreement that the status quo is not working, and lasting reforms are vital to the future prosperity of our children. This fall, the House of Representatives is expected to consider proposals to roll back federal intrusion in...
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Associated Press
| over 1 year ago
Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming a teacher. She loved working with kids, could be home in the summer with her own children and had always heard that...
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Arizona Daily Sun
| over 1 year ago
President Barack Obama unveiled a waiver program Friday that opens the door for states to sidestep education obstacles in the much-maligned No Child Left Behind law. The new program gives states flexibility in the use of federal funds and on No Child...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 1 year ago
The No Child Left Behind law that was supposed to improve American education has left schools grumbling at being labeled failures, state officials fuming, and complaints everywhere about required testing...There are questions about whether letting...
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Des Moines Register
| over 1 year ago
Filed Under changes to No Child Left Behind States that want waivers from the federal education law must: Set their own standards to prepare students for college and careers...State leaders confirmed Friday that they will seek a waiver from the U.S.
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Greensboro News and Records
| over 1 year ago
North Carolina will seek a waiver from key provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law, which has been criticized for too much emphasis on high-stakes standardized tests. President Barack Obama announced Friday that he would give states relief...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| over 1 year ago
The New York Times With his declaration on Friday that he would waive the most contentious provisions of a federal education law, President Obama effectively rerouted the nation's education history after a turbulent decade of overwhelming federal...
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Courier & Press
| over 1 year ago
Indiana will act quickly to seek a waiver of controversial federal school accountability rules of the No Child Left Behind Act under new guidelines announced Friday by President Barack Obama. "We'll be in the first wave of states that apply," said...
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Baltimore Sun
| over 1 year ago
It didn't matter whether they worked at a small city elementary school or a large, suburban middle school. Educators said Friday that President Obama 's decision to lift the increasingly rigorous targets of the No Child Left Behind law would mean...
