NCLB: Act II
NCLB: Act II covered federal developments affecting education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: federal.
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Spellings Makes Policy Moves on NCLB Anniversary
In addition to President George W. Bush's speech and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' "Great Expectations" document, the Bush administration has released a series of policy announcements on the 7th anniversary of NCLB.
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Bush Sees 'Growing Consensus' for NCLB Accountability
President George Bush gave the last policy speech of his presidency today. The topic was the same as his first such speech: NCLB.
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Spellings Has 'Great Expectations' for Future of NCLB
As part of NCLB's 7th anniversary celebration, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has released a long document entitled "Great Expectations."
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NCLB Spells Trouble for Some Schools, But Not Others
Thanks to my colleagues on our in-house research team, we know a lot more about the AYP status of schools and districts in the 2007-08 school year. Here are three pieces of data that stand out from the story I wrote and that appeared online before my holiday break:
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Federal Guidance on New Grad Rate Regs
The U.S. Department of Education came out with its holiday stocking stuffer today, in the form of non-regulatory guidance on the new graduation-rate regulations that went into effect Nov. 28.
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Russo Picks Wrong Anti-NCLB 'Poster Child'
Alexander Russo helpfully proves my point. He posts a bunch of links on Arne Duncan's struggles with and resistance to the implementation of NCLB. Those clips don't prove, as Russo thinks, that Duncan is an NCLB hater. If he was, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., wouldn't have invited him to testify in a July hearing that turned into a love-fest for the law.
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Duncan Looks More Like a Supporter Than Opponent of NCLB
Alexander Russo takes issue with my characterization of Arne Duncan as a supporter of NCLB. He calls the Chicago Schools CEO and secretary of education nominee "one of the most vocal critics of the legislation." But the examples he gives reflect Duncan's criticism of implementation, not the legislation itself.
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As Duncan Enters, Hoekstra Prepares to Leave NCLB Debate
NCLB gained a friend on Monday when President-elect Barack Obama tapped Arne Duncan to be the next secretary of education.
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Obama Picks NCLB Supporter to Be Education Secretary
In picking Arne Duncan to be secretary of education, President-elect Barack Obama will have a fan of the No Child Left Behind Act running the U.S. Department of Education. Read about it on the Campaign K-12 blog.
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Liberals, Conservatives Alike Don't Want to Leave Children Behind
During last night's debate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Gene Hickok dropped the phrase "leave no child behind" while arguing against the "Broader, Bolder" initiative.
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Future of Rules, NEA Case to Be Decided Soon
After a trip down memory lane on Tuesday, I'm back with two important developments for the immediate future of NCLB.
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Miller Made Imprint on NCLB
When people criticize NCLB for being unfair to schools, they point their fingers at President Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. But, as my retrospective look at the Bush presidency points out, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., had a significant role in making NCLB's accountability rules as tough as they are.
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Darling-Hammond's Views Will Be Part of Testing Debate
Education Sector's Tom Toch gives the rundown on Linda Darling-Hammond's latest thoughts about the role of assessments in school reform efforts. He deconstructs the Stanford University professor's article in Phi Delta Kappan examining other countries' performance-based tests, and he wonders how Darling-Hammond might use these ideas if she retains influence over the Obama administration's policies. (Only the abstract is free online.) Toch concludes:
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Obama on Testing: Which Way Will He Go?
Two weeks ago, I reviewed where two of President-elect Barack Obama's K-12 advisers stood on assessment issues related to NCLB. Jon Schnur supports the idea of creating a national test that is developed by states or private organizations. Linda Darling-Hammond suggests there should be multiple measures that determine whether a school is successful.