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New Mexico Receives Waiver From No Child Left Behind

AP | By BARRY MASSEY | Posted 02.16.2012

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico is becoming the latest state to free itself from an unpopular federal system of rating public schools. President Barack ...

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Florida Offers Look At Problems With No Child Left Behind

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 02.10.2012

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MIAMI -- By almost any measure, Norma Butler Bossard Elementary is a top performing school in Miami: It has consistently been rated an `A' by the stat...

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John Celock

GOP Lawmakers Pass Shocking Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.04.2012

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The Tea Party dominated New Hampshire Legislature on Wednesday overrode the governor's veto to enact a new law allowing parents to object to any part ...

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Sunday Schools: After Bronx Household of Faith v. Board

David Bloomfield | Posted 02.07.2012

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By refusing the church's latest appeal in Bronx Household of Faith v. NYC Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a green light to the DOE's controversial ban on renting schools for religious services.

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In First Round, 11 States Look To Dump No Child Left Behind

Posted 01.15.2012

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The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that 11 states have formally submitted requests for waivers from key provisions of No Child Left Be...

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Bipartisan Rewrite Of Contentious Bush-Era Law Sparks Debate

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — In a divided Washington, there's widespread agreement that the sweeping No Child Left Behind education law needs fixing. But findin...

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Joy Resmovits

New Laws That Begin, Expand Programs That Use Public Money For Private Schooling Attract Lawsuits, Investigations

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.24.2011

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Cindra Barnard loves her district's public schools. That's why she's fighting the school board. Barnard is a resident of Douglas County, Colo., whe...

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