Late graduates to be counted
Note: This entry was orignially posted on National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Center for Public Education’s blog The Edifier. It took awhile but states will finally be able to count those...
View ArticleNSBA in the News: US moves to head off states’ revolt over NCLB
For months, NSBA and other education groups have asked Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the White House to grant relief for school districts under the No Child Left Behind Act. The Christian...
View ArticleNSBA and AASA respond to announcement on NCLB waivers
NSBA and the American Association of School Administrators sent this letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan again calling for targeted regulatory relief for the nation’s schools. The letter is in...
View ArticleIs NCLB hurting top students?
The following post was originally posted on the Center for Publc Education’s blog The Edifier. It’s déjà vu all over again. Back in 2008 the Fordham Institute claimed in this report that our nation’s...
View ArticleWH sidesteps Congress, offering relief from NCLB
The Obama administration has unveiled its plans to offer states and local school districts some regulatory relief from the more onerous mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act—a policy move that NSBA...
View ArticleThe week in blogs
My favorite response to the Heritage Foundation’s controversial study that teachers just aren’t as, well, smart as your typical college grad and, therefore, are way overpaid is this Modest Proposal...
View ArticleThe week in blogs
Pundits made a big deal about Rick Perry forgetting the name of one of the three federal departments he plans to eliminate if elected president– for the record, it was the Department of Energy — but...
View ArticleThe week in blogs
Depending on your point of view — and your experiences with high-stakes testing — No Child Left Behind was either a critical first step toward school accountability, a good idea with some major flaws,...
View ArticleTen years into NCLB’s backlash
It has been ten years since President George W. Bush was signed into law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had an opinion piece in The...
View ArticleThe week in blogs: A gentleman’s C?
Education Week’s Quality Counts 2012 came out this week and with it the annual State of the States report card. So how did the nation do? “Overall, the nation received a grade of C across all policy...
View ArticlePassing ESEA is critical, NSBA says
Under the banner of “ESEA Now: Our Schoolchildren, Our Economy, and Our Future,” NSBA leaders outlined the past year’s legislative successes and upcoming issues at the opening session of the Federal...
View ArticleNSBA: NCLB waivers are not enough
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) was encouraged on Thursday by President Barack Obama’s announcement to waive problematic and burdensome regulatory requirements of the No Child Left Behind...
View ArticleThe week in blogs: Obama’s education budget (abridged)
Want to get the high points of President Obama’s K12 budget — that is, without sifting through all the numbers and the fine print? Read the Quick and the Ed post by Rikesh Nana on the “three key...
View ArticleNSBA urges action on ESEA, organizes “call-in day”
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is urging the U.S. Congress to complete its reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act before it adjourns later this year. Through its...
View ArticleWashington group analyzes K-12 initiatives and predicts future steps
Obama administration initiatives such as the Race to the Top (RTTT) competitive grant program and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)/Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waivers have...
View ArticleESEA Reauthorization key for NSBA this year
Urging Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—and seeking sponsors for a bill to shield local school board control from federal intrusion —are key initiatives of NSBA...
View ArticleLocal flexibility is needed in ESEA reauthorization, says NSBA
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is asking the U.S. Senate to make changes in its legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as the No...
View ArticleHouse approves NSBA-backed local flexibility measure in ESEA bill
The U.S. House of Representatives began debate on H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, the House’s version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The National School Boards Association...
View ArticleWashington state seeks NCLB exemption
The Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) is asking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for an exemption to a requirement that would cause almost every school district in Washington...
View ArticleNSBA: Do not force Washington schools to send school failure letters under NCLB
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is urging the U.S. Department of Education to exempt Washington’s education agency from the 14-day requirement to issue letters informing parents of school...
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