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March 15, 2007
They say they want a revolutionRevolt against the No Child Left Behind Act heated up today in Congress as more than 50 Republicans in the House and Senate introduced legislation to undercut President Bush's signature domestic program. Read the Washington Post coverage of the rebellion here. The lawmakers said the proposals would allow states to opt out of NCLB and restore control of education to the local level.
It's unclear what effects the GOP proposals would have on reauthorization, but key Democrats said they want to renew the law this year, with Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., chairs of the respective House and Senate committees responsible for reauthorization, remaining strong supporters of NCLB. Kennedy said in a statement that the GOP proposals "head us in the wrong direction" and that Congress will "make common sense changes" to NCLB.
Sen. Kennedy and other members of Congress can look to NSBA's specific recommendations for common sense changes. NSBA's 42 recommendations are included in H.R. 648, introduced by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in January which has bipartisan support. These recommendations are based on practical approaches because they were developed with input from local school board members and educators who are charged to implement the law.
The stakes are becoming higher as NCLB's proficiency bars are set to rise over time. In fact, many states' targets for adequate yearly progress will climb significantly next year. If Congress wants to keep the law and perserve its credibility, it must immediately fix its flaws so local schools and school districts can implement a law that can truly reach its goal to allow all students to succeed.
Posted March 15, 2007 5:55 PM | No Child Left Behind
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Posted by: William Sherriff on March 17, 2007 8:27 PM
"The Mind of Man is Handmade." -Hall
The scene shows two Apes pulling leaves and small branches off the larger straight branch to use it as a spear to dig "Bush Babies out of their tree holes. The other Ape is using thin branches to tease termites out of their holes.
The next scene shows a young boy in an early school setting, pushing a button on his newly assigned computer.
For a sucessful Math teaching program we must involve all the possible physical sense inputs available.
Senator Ted Kennedy as chair of the Education Committee was practically imploring Bill Gates for any suggestions he might have for the committee to improve
Math education in U.S. Schools? No suggestion was offered.
I have developed a manipulative device that uses the physical senses of the student to emphasize the physical structure of the base ten math system.
Bill Gates talks only to large companies not to individuals. So the education problems continue.
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