ESEA

What’s the Purpose of a Federal Education Law Anyway?

Jim Schutze has a provocative column in the Dallas Observer (hat tip: Chris Stewart) called “Teacher Unions and Koch Bros.…

9 years ago

It Could Be Worse: What if Cuomo Had Written the New NCLB?

‘The single best thing that I can do,” Gov. Cuomo said last year, is “break what is in essence one…

9 years ago

Some (Muted) Applause for the NCLB/ESEA Rewrite

Many Americans probably chuckle in agreement when hearing that old Mark Twain quip, “suppose you were an idiot, and suppose…

9 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Brooks No Bullies as She Fights for Progressive Accountability in Federal Education Laws

One of the most powerful, progressive, and popular leaders in national politics is  U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), whom many…

9 years ago

Does the New NCLB’s Opt-Out Provisions Protect Kids with Disabilities? This Mom says “No”

Great read in The Atlantic about the alignment of disability advocates and civil rights leaders on the necessity of maintaining federal oversight,…

9 years ago

A New ESEA without Civil Rights Groups’ Support? Soulless and Spineless.

Lauren Camera  of PoliticsK-12 describes the state of play on the Every Child Achieves Act as the House and Senate…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

John Mooney asks, "All the stir about the state’s plans to relinquish control of Newark’s schools has raised a collateral question:…

9 years ago

Why the “Every Child Achieves Act” Needs a Little More Tweaking

Marianne Lombardo at Education Reform Now looks at the recent report on NAEP scores from the National Center for Education…

9 years ago

New Jersey Loses under Proposed Redistribution of Title I Money

EdBuild, which describes itself as a “non-profit bringing common sense to our school funding system,” has come out strongly against…

9 years ago

Why the Current ESEA Draft Will Hurt Vulnerable Children

Last Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed an emasculated rewrite of NCLB called the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA).…

9 years ago