Both say without No Child Left Behind the achievement of poor and minority kids would still be a low priority.
Accountability has been the driving force behind school improvement since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in early 2002 on a vote of 87-10 in the Senate and 381-41 in the House.
The disaster left in the wake of No Child Left Behind should serve as a cautionary tale.
And that's why the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind is going to be an important part of the legislative agenda going forward in 2007.
Democratic leaders also say that the additional funding for No Child Left Behind falls far short of what is needed to support schools struggling to comply with the law.
You know, the purpose of No Child Left Behind was to make sure that all kids are learning and that the lack of progress by some kids isn't hidden behind the accomplishments of the other kids.
And so, as a part of No Child Left Behind, there is a process where the school will go into a year one of needs improvement, a year two of needs improvement.
The Obama administration said Tuesday it will allow eight more states to skirt key provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, bringing to 19 the number that no longer have to abide by main tenets of the unpopular legislation.
The change is to be piloted in 10 states and is designed to appease a political firestorm after it became very clear that under No Child Left Behind, the vast majority of schools, even those considered to be good schools, were just not making enough progress.
Through this great and growing need, we must understand the education reform vision of No Child Left Behind.
Look for the watering down of No Child Left Behind testing standards, as a favor to the National Education Association.
Over the past year or so, the Bush administration has made some significant concessions to critics of No Child Left Behind.
The essence and elegance of No Child Left Behind is that we are going to peel back the onion and hold ourselves accountable.
Basically, as a part of No Child Left Behind, we're expected to meet proficiency in reading and math by the year 2013 or 14.
Starting in 2002 with the passage of No Child Left Behind, the government required its schools to do something new--ensure that every child masters a baseline standard.
One of the tenets of No Child Left Behind is that it requires states to report test results for individual racial and ethnic groups, a process called disaggregation.
But our goal is to maintain the best spirit of No Child Left Behind, which is we want high standards, we want every kid learning, but we also want greater flexibility.
Duncan wants to shift the focus of No Child Left Behind from singling out underperforming schools -- including what he often calls "dropout factories" -- to fostering a "race to the top" to reward successful reforms.
Once a vocal proponent of No Child Left Behind, charter schools, vouchers, and merit pay for teachers, Ravitch decided sometime around 2006 that there was actually no evidence that any of those policies improved American education.
Accountability was one of the primary goals of the No Child Left Behind Act.
On Jan. 8, we celebrated the sixth anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act.
As Congress contemplates a renewal of the No Child Left Behind law, there are ample opportunities for reform.
Similarly, many congressional Democrats now attack the 2001 No Child Left Behind education reform, even though many of them supported it.
The No Child Left Behind law requires that all children regardless of income, race or ethnicity be able to read and do math at grade level or above.
And No Child Left Behind has forced attention on that because of the rules that the reporters on the first panel were talking about, and just because it's forced a national conversation about this.
Although it is not often recognized as a vehicle for future economic competitiveness and prosperity, No Child Left Behind is remarkably attuned to the needs of students who we want to succeed in a competitive world.
While I would recommend revisions to No Child Left Behind legislation that would encourage the benefits of performance pay, increase support for struggling schools and motivate high performance in addition to ensuring baseline requirements, I am convinced that the firm accountability measures that No Child Left Behind introduced must be preserved.
He dislikes provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, so he asked Congress for fixes.
By passing the No Child Left Behind Act, you have made the expectation of literacy the law of our country.
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