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A Change of Heart on Education

A historian who once supported the No Child Left Behind law now finds the American obsession with tests and test results to be antithetical to the spirit and purpose of education.

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Education overhaul might get left behind, key lawmaker says

The chairman of the House subcommittee in charge of rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act said this week that lawmakers would be hard-pressed to pass a bill this year, despite assurances from other top lawmakers and a push from Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

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Redesigning Education: Rethinking the School Corridor

“I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder how we could have tolerated anything so primitive.”- John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, “No Easy Victories” (1968) Education reform is in the air and taking root in thousands of classrooms across the country. From overhauling No Child Left …

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The White House is not making the grade on education reform

As one of the chief architects of No Child Left Behind , Sandy Kress wishes that when it comes to education reform, President Barack Obama offered more hope and less change. The longtime Democrat wanted the administration to continue George W

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You have a say in education ‘Blueprint for Reform’ law (Detroit Free Press)

Dear Leanna: Our PTO steering committee is trying to figure out if the new education law will replace No Child Left Behind.

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You have a say in education ‘Blueprint for Reform’ law (Detroit Free Press)

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Obama education plan earns mixed grades from Erie, national educators (Erie Times-News)

Erie area school administrators applaud the Obama administration’s proposal to rewrite the federal education law, more commonly known as No Child Left Behind.

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World Bank to give $1.05 bn for education (rediff.com)

The World Bank has decided to extend an additional soft loan of $ 1.05 billion (Rs 4,772 crore) to the government to improve the quality of education under two major schemes on elementary and technical education.

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Column: Obama education plan doesn’t go far enough (USA Today)

Obama education plan doesn’t go far enough Plain Talk By Al Neuharth, USA TODAY Founder President Obama’s plan last week to overhaul former president George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind program is an improvement on a good thing. But…

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VCU education dean named interim provost (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

The dean of the School of Education has been named Virginia Commonwealth University’s interim provost. Beverly Warren also will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs, effective April 1

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Education Secretary: Struggling Schools Can Be Saved (NPR)

Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared before Congress to discuss the administration’s proposed changes to the “No Child Left Behind” law Wednesday.

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