Will the No Child Left Behind Act Get Left Behind? (ContributorNetwork)

Indianapolis : IN : USA | Feb 09, 2012 at 4:10 PM PST

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The Obama administration announced today that 10 states will get a waiver from the stringent requirements of the Bush-era "No Child Left Behind Act." Congress passes a bipartisan reform of the controversial education law...Minnesota Congressman John Kline, whose state was one that sought and received... FULL ARTICLE AT Education News

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks next to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about providing states flexibility under No Child Left Behind in exchange for reform at the White House in Washington

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