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February 09, 2010
Hold on to No Child
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, February 9, 2010 Tuesday
 You could see this move coming a long time ago. A few years back, as states started getting nervous about No Child Left Behind holding them responsible for their students meeting their states' educati...
Hutchison calls education a priority
San Antonio Express-News, February 9, 2010 Tuesday
 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison visited San Antonio's KIPP Aspire Academy Monday along with former first lady Barbara Bush and former Congressman Henry Bonilla to talk about what she calls her No. 1 issue i...
February 08, 2010
Fixing No Child more sensible than tossing it
Monterey County Herald (California), February 8, 2010 Monday
 Like most ambitious federal reforms, the No Child Left Behind Education Act of 2002 will need to be revised, perhaps several times, before it reaches maximum effectiveness. Without formally announcing...
Back to school; ON OBAMA'S PLANS FOR NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), February 8, 2010 Monday
 No Child Left Behind has left many American children behind, so the Obama administration has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the controversial 2002 legislation championed by his predecessor, Geor...
February 06, 2010
Spared Cuts, Education Gets Special Attention
National Public Radio (NPR), SHOW: Weekend Edition Saturday 12:00 PM EST NPR
 AUDIE CORNISH, host: This week, the Obama administration said it wants to overhaul the country's education system and is looking to redesign the No Child Left Behind law. That legislation, introduced ...
February 05, 2010
New course for No Child Left Behind
Politico.com, February 5, 2010 Friday 5:01 AM EST
 President Barack Obama is seeking a major overhaul of the U.S. education system, with a shift from an emphasis on testing to an emphasis on career preparation - a plan that he is backing up with billi...
February 03, 2010
Our View: Leaving no child behind and moving forward
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California), February 3, 2010 Wednesday
 WHAT educational dictum could be better than declaring we shall leave no child behind? Not the middling ones, not the struggling ones, not the systemically challenged ones - and not the high achievers...
Letters: No Child Left Behind has left plenty of them
The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 3, 2010 Wednesday
 Bravo to President Obama for his plans to overhaul the current No Child Left Behind act ("Overhaul planned for 'No Child' law," Monday). As far as I can tell, many children have been left behind since...
Facts vs. faith on sex education
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 3, 2010 Wednesday
 WASHINGTON --- Could abstinence education work, after all? Could teaching kids to just say "no" to sex persuade them to do just that? I've long been a skeptic of the sort of religion-heavy, wear-a-cha...
February 02, 2010
Obama plans No Child Left Behind overhaul; North Jersey educators call reform welcome
Herald News (Passaic County, NJ), February 2, 2010 Tuesday
 The Obama administration announced Monday it wants to set a higher bar for American students by revamping the controversial education law called No Child Left Behind. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Dun...
GAN INTRODUCES 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND' LEGISLATION
States News Service, February 2, 2010 Tuesday
 The following information was released by the Pennsylvania State Senate, Democratic Caucus: State Sen. Sean Logan (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today announced plans to introduce his version of legislati...
News Tip: To Effectively Overhaul 'No Child Left Behind,' Think 21st Century
Targeted News Service, February 2, 2010 Tuesday 11:17 PM EST
 Duke University issued the following news release: To effectively overhaul No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Obama administration must rethink how we teach and how we measure performance in the 21st ce...
FUNDING FOR EDUCATION WOULD GET A 9% INCREASE
WALL STREET JOURNAL ABSTRACTS, February 2, 2010 Tuesday
Education reform: Can Obama's budget rescue No Child Left Behind?; His emphasis on incentives may win over critics. But that effort won't be worth it if he also waters down standards with new 'college and career readiness' benchmarks. 
The Christian Science Monitor, February 2, 2010 Tuesday
 The controversial No Child Left Behind law is stuck in detention. States and teachers unions shake their fingers at it, complaining of impossible-to-meet standards, overreliance on student testing, an...
Obama wants to raise the bar of No Child law; Proposal aims for higher standards
USA TODAY, February 2, 2010 Tuesday
 The Obama administration will seek Congress' help in overhauling a key part of the 8-year-old No Child Left Behind education law. The proposal would rework the way the federal government judges public...
Obama Looks To Overhaul 'No Child Left Behind'
National Public Radio (NPR), SHOW: Talk of the Nation 3:00 PM EST NPR
 NEAL CONAN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. While the budget presented yesterday by President Obama calls for a freeze on most non-defense spending, one notable excepti...
Education: No Child Left Behind faces an overhaul
Dayton Daily News (Ohio), February 2, 2010 Tuesday
 Last summer, Kettering City Schools interim Superintendent Jim Schoenlein was eagerly anticipating an "excellent with distinction" score, the highest, on the state report card that ranks districts in ...
Utah education leaders speculate on No Child Left Behind
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), February 2, 2010 Tuesday
  SALT LAKE CITY ? While President Barack Obama is launching action to revamp the federal mandate No Child Left Behind, Utah education leaders are speculating on the outcome ? and its connection to the...
EDUCATION PROFESSOR MIDDLETON AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS OBAMA'S PROPOSED OVERHAUL TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
US Fed News, February 2, 2010 Tuesday 7:49 AM EST
 DURHAM, N.H., Feb. 1 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Michael Middleton, associate professor of education at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discu...
February 01, 2010
No Child Left Behind set to be revamped
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), February 1, 2010 Monday
 President Barack Obama's proposal on Monday to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education law was welcomed by some local educators. The proposal, which would alter the standards that were signed into...
Study finds 'No Child' has low teacher support
San Bernardino County Sun (California), February 1, 2010 Monday
 Many teachers oppose the testing and instructional requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, a new study has found. The legislation, which became law in 2001, fundamentally changed teaching and ed...
'No Child Left Behind' Impacted By Proposed Budget
National Public Radio (NPR), SHOW: All Things Considered 8:00 PM EST NPR
 MELISSA BLOCK, host: While the administration is proposing a freeze for most government programs, education spending would get a healthy bump. As NPR's Larry Abramson reports, the White House is using...
Proposals seek new 'No Child' benchmarks
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), February 1, 2010 Monday
 New York Times News Service The Obama administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of President George W. Bush's signature education law, No Child Left Behind, and will call for broad changes in ho...
EDUCATION PROFESSOR AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS OBAMA'S PROPOSED OVERHAUL TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
States News Service, February 1, 2010 Monday
 The following information was released by the University of New Hampshire: Michael Middleton, associate professor of education at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the sweeping ...
Obama's No Child Left Behind Revisions - by Richard Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Fellow
Ascribe Newswire, February 1, 2010 Monday 1:09 PM PDT
 Following is commentary by Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and editor of "Improving on No Child Left Behind: Getting Education Reform Back on Track."   - - - -   Acco...
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