No Child Left Behind
Reflections on the Legacy of Bush-Obama School Reform
Why did initially promising, seemingly popular efforts at federal leadership lose their luster?
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EdStat: 23 States Said Their Education Agency “Had a Heavier Workload under ESSA than under NCLB”
New research challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K–12 law.
No Child Left Behind
What We’re Watching: Happy Birthday NCLB!
Mike Petrilli hosts a live webchat with Kathleen Porter-Magee and Matt Chingos on what we've learned since No Child Left Behind was signed into law.
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What We’re Watching: NCLB Sanctions and Student Achievement
AEI hosted a forum on No Child Left Behind, focusing on the role sanctions play in improving student achievement
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NCLB’s Critical Design Flaw and the Lesson to Take
A decision to focus NCLB reauthorization on promoting transparency, honest measurements of spending and achievement, and on ensuring that constitutional protections are respected ought not be seen as a retreat from NCLB but as an attempt to have the feds do what they can do sensibly and well.
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What We’re Watching: Weighing the Waivers
On Friday, March 2 from 9:00-10:30 am we'll be watching a live webcast of the Fordham Institute's forum on NCLB waivers.
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Grinding the Antitesting Ax
More bias than evidence behind NRC panel’s conclusions
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Straddling the Democratic Divide
Will reforms follow Obama's spending on education?
No Child Left Behind
The Turnaround Fallacy
Stop trying to fix failing schools. Close them and start fresh.
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
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Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Stanford Summer Math Camp Defense Doesn’t Add Up, Either
Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
