No Child Left Behind

NAEP Scores in States That Cut Bilingual Ed. Fuel Concern on ELLs

May 9, 2008 Preliminary findings suggest that in three states where voters decided to replace bilingual education with structured English immersion may be producing less-than-stellar results.

Asian-American Students Struggling Under NCLB, Group Says

May 8, 2008 Schools are failing to identify such students under the No Child Left Behind Act and to get them the academic interventions they need, a report says.

Debate Emerges Over Proposed Rules on SES, Choice

May 2, 2008 If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Full Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling That Revived NCLB Suit

Updated: May 6, 2008 A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine a ruling by a panel of the court that revived a lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act for imposing unfunded mandates on states and school districts.

Debate Emerges Over Proposed NCLB Rules on Tutoring, Choice

May 1, 2008 If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act.

News Briefs

U.S. Ed. Dept. to Hold Hearings on Proposed Changes to NCLB

May 6, 2008 The rules would set a uniform method of calculating graduation rates.

Ed. Dept. Again Rejects Utah’s Bid to Use ‘Growth Model’ for NCLB

April 29, 2008 Utah education officials had hoped to use the state’s system for measuring school success.

Lawmakers Worry Struggling Schools Lack NCLB Money

March 27, 2008 Citing a new report from the GAO, Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., say they will be watching the Department of Education closely.

Virginia Lawmakers Enact Measure Taking Aim at NCLB

March 17, 2008 The Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would direct the state board of education to decide whether to withdraw from participation in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Rep. Miller Joins Pessimists Club on NCLB Renewal

March 14, 2008

Leaders Targeting Calif. Districts

March 4, 2008 Six failing school districts will be assigned intervention teams by the state education department in an effort to pull them out of program improvement under the No Child Left Behind Act.

More News Briefs

Risk Report’s Anniversary Prompts Reflection

April 29, 2008 The 25th anniversary of A Nation At Risk should give federal policymakers the opportunity to reconsider the current federal approach, one influential lawmaker said last week.

Judge Dismisses State's No Child Suit

April 29, 2008, AP

Young People Drawn to Aid in 2008 Race

April 25, 2008 Indiana high schoolers pitch in to campaign for Sen. Barack Obama in preparation for the state's primary elections on May 6.

NCLB Plan Would Add New Rules

Updated: May 1, 2008 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings formally unveils regulations that would require state and local school officials to provide more and better information about high school graduation rates.

Commentary

E Pluribus ... A Tale of Three Systems

April 22, 2008

No Child Left Behind Faces Changes

April 22, 2008, AP

Spellings: U.S. Schools Must ‘Pick Up Pace’

April 18, 2008

Districts Cultivate Common Ground on English-Learner Curriculum

April 15, 2008

Lawmakers Prepare to Reconcile Bills to Renew HEA

April 14, 2008

Ed. Dept. Chided on Graduation Oversight

April 11, 2008

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