Senate Committee Passes Democratic NCLB Renewal Bill
On a completely predictable party-line vote, the Senate Education Committee approved a bill to reauthorize the long-stalled renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Read Full Post >
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June 12, 2013
June 07, 2013
Friday Reading List: The Almost All NCLB Reauthorization Edition
Happy Friday! Read through three bills and still want more on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act? Check out these good reads. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
House Education Panel Discusses NCLB Renewal
Will this finally be the year that Congress actually reauthorizes the No Child Left Behind Act, which has been awaiting renewal for more than six years? Read Full Post >
April 18, 2013
Arne Duncan: If Congress Can't Pass Gun Background Checks...
Arne Duncan questioned whether Congress would ever be able to agree on rewriting No Child Left Behind if politicians couldn't agree to tighten gun control in the wake of Newtown. Read Full Post >
February 11, 2013
Congress Won't Reauthorize ESEA, So Netflix Will Do It For Them
The new Netflix series "House of Cards" features a ruthless congressman as he spearheads the renewal of a fantasy Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read Full Post >
December 28, 2012
13 Politics K-12 Headlines You Probably Won't See in 2013
A list of stories that you probably won't see on this blog next year. Read Full Post >
December 26, 2012
California Denied NCLB Waiver, Now What?
The denial of the waiver request means the most populous state in the country, with the biggest congressional delegation, will be stuck with the No Child Left Behind as it is. Read Full Post >
December 18, 2012
Obama Administration Still Not a Fan of Adding Turnaround Models
The four models already offered under the program call for bold action at troubled schools, which is what's needed, said a top department official. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2012
Postelection, Kline Talks ESEA Renewal, Fiscal Cliff, and Bipartisanship
U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the House education committee chairman, aim to mark up a bill reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act next year, and sees room for bipartisanship on charters. Read Full Post >
September 24, 2012
Miller to Duncan: Waivers May Offer Too Much Leeway On Grad Rates
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Education committee, is worried that the department isn't holding states feet to the fire when it comes to monitoring graduation rates in states that have received waivers from parts of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
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