Vote scheduled to Revamp NCLB

The US House of Representatives has votedto revamp NCLB, after years of failed efforts. The legislation will scale back the federal role in the education of American students, but retain testing requirements that are abhorred by many parents, teachers, and school...

Obama Urges Congress To Rewrite No Child Left Behind

President Obama says that four out of five schools are “failing” under the current No Child Left Behind Act and urged Congress to rewrite it so it is authentic and fair. Obama wants the law rewritten by September, but one Republican says that date is...