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Teachers matterDaily Times Nigeria (blog)Many people often refer to Barack Obama as the president of the world given that he is the leader of the United States of America, the country that have despite its challenges in recent years remained the symbol of freedom and the most sought after ...and more »
8 February 2012 | 10:13 pm
Support turns to opposition on school reform actMinneapolis Star TribuneJohn Kline, R-Minn., still wants to see that no child is left behind in school. But times have changed for Kline and for the education reform movement that has listed hundreds of Minnesota schools as failing. A year ago, the Second District congressman ...and more »
6 February 2012 | 7:34 pm
NJ TODAYFact Check: The Gingrich Counterattack In FloridaNJ TODAYShe noted that under Massachusetts law, 16-year-old girls either needed one parent's consent for an abortion, or — in cases of child abuse or family sexual abuse in which a child did not feel comfortable going to her parents — they could seek to go ...and more »
30 January 2012 | 7:26 am
Will State Copy City's School Reform?New Haven IndependentConnecticut now has no option but to follow New Haven's footsteps, Riccards said, because of more pressure from the federal government. According to the No Child Left Behind Act, all states are required to administer state standardized tests and ...and more »
30 January 2012 | 4:47 am
Ciolfi and Rotherham: State schools aren't held accountable for struggling ...Richmond Times DispatchLike many states, Virginia is asking the Obama administration to allow it to stop enforcing the No Child Left Behind Act. Virginia wants to use its long-standing school accreditation system and only require public reporting of student results — a ...
29 January 2012 | 9:01 pm
StateImpact FloridaHow The GOP Field Disagrees With Florida's Education PlanStateImpact FloridaLikewise, Rick Santorum now regrets his vote for No Child Left Behind, the federal education law passed under President George W. Bush that set detailed standards for states. “What you are seeing, unfortunately, in the GOP run up to a presidential ...
27 January 2012 | 9:29 am
Where Republican candidates stand on the issuesPress HeraldEducation: Voted for sweeping No Child Left Behind education overhaul, now says he regrets doing so. Wants "significantly" smaller Education Department but not its elimination. Criticized early childhood education programs as an attempt by government ...and more »
23 January 2012 | 11:09 am
Mixed record for Obama's State of the Union goalsBluffton TodayMany of the particulars Obama rolled out that night proved just as hard to pull off. Among the initiatives Obama promoted then that have yet to come to fruition a year later: eliminating subsidies to oil companies; replacing No Child Left Behind with a ...
23 January 2012 | 8:56 am
Mixed record for Obama's State of the Union goalsSan Francisco ChronicleMany of the particulars Obama rolled out that night proved just as hard to pull off. Among the initiatives Obama promoted then that have yet to come to fruition a year later: eliminating subsidies to oil companies; replacing No Child Left Behind with a ...and more »
23 January 2012 | 8:07 am
Locke Lord LLP | The D.C. Update (Vol. IV, No. 1)Linex Legal (press release) (registration)House Republicans are abandoning bipartisan talks about rewriting the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, according to Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Education and the Workforce Committee.and more »
13 January 2012 | 7:18 am