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NCLB: Act II

NCLB: Act II covered federal developments affecting education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: federal.

Education Palin's Surprising Education Comments Won't Matter
After reading my explanation about why NCLB doesn't matter—at least for now—Mike Petrilli assigns me the task deconstructing what Sarah Palin said about the law in her "October surprise" on education in Thursday's debate. (Sorry I'm late getting back to you, Mike. I took Friday off to be with my sons and go to their parent-teacher conferences.)
October 6, 2008
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Education With NCLB Debate Sidetracked, Blogging Takes Back Seat
Why hasn't NCLB: Act II been updated lately? I've been wondering the same thing myself.
October 2, 2008
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Education Report Estimates Sharp Rise in Schools Being Restructured
The impact of NCLB's accountability measures is growing, according to a new report from the Center on Education Policy.
September 23, 2008
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Education Comments on 'Top-Down' Comments
My post on the "top-down" nature of the debate over the NCLB politics has drawn more comments than usual. While I often respond to commenters in private, I think three of these deserve a response.
September 23, 2008
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Education 'Top-Down' Politics Turned NCLB Into Monster
With Monday's news that there's a 10,000 pound gorilla called NCLB, I decided to go out and look for it.
September 17, 2008
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Education NCLB: Wild Beast or Creature to Be Tamed?
I'm still on my search for the 10,000 pound gorilla that is the No Child Left Behind Act. Even with this photo to guide me, I didn't find it at the U.S. Department of Education this morning.
September 16, 2008
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Education In Search of a 10,000 Pound Gorilla
I read in the Washington Post this morning that there's a 10,000 pound gorilla on the loose. It's called NCLB.
September 15, 2008
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Education One More Smear Taints NCLB Brand
Mike Petrilli links to the latest news story to taint the NCLB brand.
September 12, 2008
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Education Obama Talks About NCLB, But Not Enough for the Experts
Barack Obama broke the presidential candidates' silence on NCLB. In what his campaign promoted as a major education policy speech, he uttered the phrase "No Child Left Behind." To precise, he said it five times. See the excerpts below.
September 10, 2008
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Education NCLB Remains as Popular as Lord Voldemort
Now that the national nominating conventions are over (and my professional life is back to normal), I'm going to be posting here again.
September 8, 2008
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Education NCLB Doesn't Make Agenda at Conventions
The Republicans aren't talking much about NCLB this week in St. Paul. Democrats didn't have much to say about it last week in Denver. But take a look at these two items on Campaign K-12, based on interviews with two principals in the current debate over the future of the law.
September 2, 2008
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Education Biden on Merit Pay, NCLB
If you're curious about where vice presidential prospect Joe Biden stands on education issues, Michele McNeil reports about his statements on merit pay and per-K, and I explain his regret over voting for NCLB.
August 24, 2008
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Education Polls Find NCLB is Unpopular, But Accountability Isn't
Phi Delta Kappa and Education Next offer side-by-side comparisons of the American public's opinion of NCLB.
August 22, 2008
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Education Accountability Changes Schools, But Teachers Have Final Say
NCLB's accountability measures are changing the way schools meet the needs of students, especially minorities, according to researchers.
August 20, 2008
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