NCLB Revisited
Renewing the Law
Special Education
Plan Would Codify Several Rules Adopted To Ease Testing of Students With Disabilities
Special education advocacy groups offered a mixed assessment of the draft proposal for reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
Language Provision in NCLB Draft Plan Criticized
Observers raised concerns about how a draft plan to reauthorize NCLB would affect English-language learners.
Federal
Draft Bill Heats Up NCLB-Renewal Debate
The draft outlines key House members’ plans to change the accountability system by measuring students’ academic growth and adding other indicators to those in reading and mathematics.
Federal
Host of Lawmakers Offer Bills to Revise NCLB
Members of Congress have introduced more than 100 bills to amend the law.
Federal
Miller’s NCLB Priorities Spark Fresh Debate
The California Democrat would allow states to use multiple measures to assess student progress.
Federal
Key NCLB-Renewal Bills Withheld Until Fall
As the reauthorization process slows in Congress, presidential candidates take up the issue during a debate.
Special Education
Spec. Ed. Advocates Wary of Relaxing Testing Rules
Some disability-rights advocates fear high standards for students with disabilities could be sacrificed as states seek more flexibility in NCLB.
Federal
NCLB-Renewal Ideas Circulate on Capitol Hill
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee signaled that he’ll propose some major changes in his reauthorization bill.
Federal
Turnarounds Central Issue Under NCLB
How can the federal law be changed to make sure struggling schools get help?
Federal
New Coalition to Lobby for Changes in NCLB’s Provisions on Tutoring
It backs a bill that would require districts to document how they informed parents about the availability of the tutoring.
Federal
Miller Signals Support for Change on NCLB
Twenty-five House members formally presented their ideas for revising the law to senior members of the Education and Labor Committee.
Federal
Bush Pressing His Case on Renewal of NCLB
The president has been actively highlighting what he sees as the successes of the law.
Families & the Community
House Panel Examines NCLB Supplemental Services
House lawmakers invited ideas on how to improve the quality of and access to tutoring made available under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
Not All Agree on Meaning of NCLB Proficiency
Because the federal law gives the states the power to define proficiency, there are 50 different definitions of the term.