News Briefs
July 15, 2008
Is the No Child Left Behind Act the right vehicle for improving education? A new documentary tries to answer that question.
June 17, 2008
The clock is ticking on the Bush administration’s effort to revise rules for the No Child Left Behind Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
June 9, 2008
The rules would set a uniform method of calculating graduation rates.
May 6, 2008
Citing a new report from the GAO, Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., say they will be watching the Department of Education closely.
March 27, 2008
The Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would direct the state board of education to decide whether to withdraw from participation in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
March 17, 2008
Worries about rising energy prices and a weakening economy dominated talk at the National Governors Association gathering in Philadelphia.
July 15, 2008
Randi Weingarten tells union delegates she wants new federal legislation based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Updated: July 15, 2008
The six states that now have federal approval to change the way they hold schools accountable will use different ways to distinguish between schools with minor problems and those that need total overhauls.
July 14, 2008
Nearly all states continue to struggle in meeting the No Child Left Behind Act’s academic targets for English-language learners in mathematics and reading, according to the latest analysis released by the U.S. Department of Education.
July 11, 2008
As the nation struggles to close its graduation gap, Diplomas Count 2008 examines states' efforts to forge stronger connections between precollegiate and postsecondary education.