No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind getting makeover

Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jennifer C. Kerr, The Recorder
Date: 12/10/2015
Link: Complete Article

WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on Wednesday voted 85-12 to approve legislation rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind… [Read More]

Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education

Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jennifer Steinhauer, Motoko Rich, The New York Times
Date: July 8 2015
Link: Complete Article

WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first significant proposed revisions since the No Child Left Behind law was passed 14 years ago. While there is near-universal agreement that the law should be… [Read More]

Elementary Secondary Education Act Reauthorization news from AESA

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Date: 4/13/15

The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) recently received analysis from The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) regarding the multiple versions of the Elementary Secondary Education Act currently under consideration by Congress to replace No Child Left Behind. CES thought it would be useful to share this analysis. ESEA, which funds primary and secondary education,… [Read More]