As the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization has been repeatedly delayed, a recurrent justification on Capitol Hill has been that it is more important to "get it right" than to do it quickly. One of the most critical areas where Congress needs to "get it right" is overhauling...
Posted August 25, 2011 | 08/25/11 12:02 PM ET
Focus on Common Elements of Successful School Turnarounds Must be Included
As Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) "is creating a slow-motion train wreck for children, parents and teachers." This is due particularly to NCLB's unrealistic, ineffective, punitive and
Posted May 24, 2011 | 05/24/11 01:02 PM ET
Imagine if America could actually turn around its 5,000 lowest-achieving public schools and within five years -- as the Obama administration proposes to do through Race To The Top (RTTT) and similar grant programs. It would unquestionably be a huge victory -- both for millions of America's most disadvantaged students...
Posted March 23, 2011 | 03/23/11 04:24 PM ET
We have already seen that NCLB's "tests and sanctions" theory of change rests on false premises and causes harmful effects.
A vast number of Title I-funded schools do not currently have the staff capacity to effectively teach their diverse and disproportionately disadvantaged students an intellectually challenging curriculum,...
Posted March 7, 2011 | 03/07/11 12:25 AM ET
Now that President Obama has put reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/ No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on the front burner and it is widely recognized that NCLB is failing to achieve its goals, the critical question is how should it be restructured.
As Senators Michael Enzi (Wyo.)...
Posted February 8, 2012 | 02/08/12 01:39 PM ET