Elementary and Secondary Education Act

A States' Rights Revolt Led by ... California?

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Esea, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Arne Duncan, Nclb Waivers, No Child Left Behind, Jerry Brown, Nclb, Education News

Three cheers for California's governor, state superintendent, and state board chair, for applying for a waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind) that doesn't kowtow to Washington.

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Sending Off My Nervous Baby Into the World -- of Standardized Testing

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Teacher Evaluations, Pssa, Standardized Testing, Nclb, Testing, Education, Elementary Education, Standardized Testing Elementary School, Standardized Testing Schools, Parents News

I'm mad this morning. My 8 year-old is a nervous wreck. Today is the first day of PSSA standardized testing at her school.

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The House Takes a Step Backwards in the Effort to Expand Learning for All Students

Jennifer Peck | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Community School, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Summer Learning, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Achievement Gap, After School, Expanded Learning Time, Esea, 21st CCLC, Education News

At a time when studies show a widening achievement gap between rich and poor students, we cannot afford to lose the 21st CCLC program.

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The Wrong Approach to Fixing No Child Left Behind

Raul González | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: National Council of La Raza, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Education Reform, Brown v. Board of Education, Nclb, Nclr, Student-Success-Act, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Latino Voices News

It is time that the ESEA were treated once again as a civil rights law focused on bringing excellent schools into every community.

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What's Necessary for Congress to 'Get It Right' on School Turnarounds?

Gary M. Ratner | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Esea, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Congress, Education, Education Reform, Nclb, No Child Left Behind, Education News

For Congress to "get it right" on school turnarounds, it needs to address the concerns raised five areas.

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Feds Have Harsh Criticism, Disappointing Reviews For States' Education

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 03.31.2012

MIAMI — In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly ev...

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Let's Go Bold

David Sciarra | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Department of Education, Education Reform, Public Education, Congress Education Reform, No Child Left Behind, Education News

Frankly, our nation's students, especially low income students and students of color, urgently need an entirely new federal -- state relationship in education. Let's go bold. It's time for a new federalism in public education.

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Inequity In America's Schools, By The Numbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.01.2011

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It's been long suspected that schools serving low-income students receive less money to pay their teachers than those in nearby affluent schools. Now ...

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How The Super Committee's Failure Hurts K-12 Spending

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.23.2011

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Seventy thousand teaching jobs. More than one billion in Title I grants to disadvantaged school districts. Nearly 900 million in funding for special e...

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Lawmakers: No Child Left Behind Rewrites Hurt Minority Students

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — Minority lawmakers say House and Senate plans to rewrite the No Child Left Behind education law fail to protect minority children, ...

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Who's Accountable For Disabled Students In Voucher Schools?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.03.2012

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The Department of Justice has begun an investigation into Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, probing whether Milwaukee's state-administered...

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Education Law Passage Contingent On Outside Political Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Education News, Teacher Quality, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Arne Duncan, No Child Left Behind, Tom Harkin, 112th Congress, Education Reform, Accountability, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Education News

Though getting a sweeping federal education bill out of a Senate committee feels momentous given Congress's heightened partisan atmosphere, Senators T...

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Bennet Visits Colorado Schools Today And Tomorrow

Posted 12.24.2011

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This morning Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is expected to deliver remarks about the importance of hiring great principals at Jefferson County public ...

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No Child Left Behind Revision Moves One Step Closer To Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate education committee completed a bipartisan markup revising the No Child Left Behind Act on Thursday evening. After 13 hours o...

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WATCH: Sen. Bennet Gets Fiery For Education Reform

Posted 12.20.2011

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Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado's typically subdued U.S.Senator, got a little fiery yesterday in an off-the-cuff speech in Washington. Bennet, a for...

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Civil Rights Coalition But Not Teachers' Unions Harp On Harkin's Education Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.19.2011

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As Senators of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee debated federal education policy at an abbreviated hearing Wednesday morning, two co...

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Federal Government's Role In Grading Teachers At Center Of Legislative Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.17.2011

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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) shifted a major teacher evaluation requirement out of his rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- known as N...

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Senators Announce Agreement On No Child Left Behind Overhaul

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Signaling some unity in the Senate on overhauling the "No Child Left Behind" law, two senators announced Monday an agreement to mov...

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Most States To Seek No Child Left Behind Waivers

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON — A majority of states intend to take President Barack Obama up on his offer to let them get around unpopular requirements in the "No...

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Tom Harkin's Version Of No Child Left Behind

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.11.2011

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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) released his draft of the Elementary and Secondary Achievement Act -- known as "No Child Left Behind" -- on Tuesday, defendin...

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Congress on More Learning Time

Lucy Friedman | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: 21st Century Community Learning Centers, After School Programs, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Education News

Recently a group of senators introduced five bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that included the "Empowering Loca...

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Time for Congress to Stand up for Expanded Learning

Jennifer Peck | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Esea, 21st CCLC, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Empowering Local Educational Decision Making Act, Education News

Now more than ever, students need more help to graduate -- more engagement, more learning time to succeed and more dedicated federal resources. Congress should do its part.

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Failing Schools--Not Just a Label, a Fact

Janet Murguía | Posted 11.20.2011

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Let's not shy away from real education reform out of fear of attaching labels to schools. Instead, let's continue to have high expectations for all of our nation's children, and put politics aside to take our public schools from "failing" to "great."

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We Aren't Serious About Improving Education

Margaret Spellings | Posted 11.17.2011

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We cannot allow our policymakers to hear from those who would seek to protect the non-believers. They need to hear from all of you who believe our kids and their future is worth the investment.

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Republican Senators Introduce Bills To 'Fix' No Child Left Behind

Posted 11.15.2011

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Former U.S. education Secretary Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) announced Wednesday a plan to introduce new legislation...

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