Arizona Education Network

The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known by the Bush era name No Child Left Behind, is up for reauthorization.

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On March 13, 2010 the Obama administration released their blueprint for changes to the ESEA. The blueprint emphasized many of the same strategies as the Race to the Top grant program including teacher accountability for annual progress.  “The administration would replace the law’s pass-fail school grading system with one that would measure individual students’ academic growth and judge schools based not on test scores alone but also on indicators like pupil attendance, graduation rates and learning climate. And while the proposal calls for more vigorous interventions in failing schools, it would also reward top performers and lessen federal interference in tens of thousands of reasonably well-run schools in the middle.” (New York Times, March 13, 2010)

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For more information, see below:
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Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, US Department of Education, edu.gov, March 13, 2010

Obama Calls for Major Change in Education Law, New York Times, March 13, 2010

Tags: Elementary & Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind

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