No Child Left Behind, Left Behind?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:29:30 -0400
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No Child Left Behind, the contraversial education reform law enacted by George W. Bush, may be heading for detention.

School districts around the country are peeved. They have long sought a change from the law’s emphasis on national testing and now are demanding action.

At least 80% of U.S. schools are not meeting the law’s high expectations and many educators are worried that the required tests are not accurate measures of progress.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan hopes to waive many of the penalties and deadlines that are holding these schools back. He states that

Where folks are really doing the right thing for children, we want to give them a lot more flexibility — frankly, get out of their way and let them hit that higher bar

Some are complaining that Duncan should have waited before making any announcements, but Congress has now been pushed into action.

The law will be rewritten some time next month.