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February 12, 2008
School boards push Congress on NCLBInaction is a disservice to students and schools. That's the message on No Child Left Behind reauthorization that school boards across the country continue to make to members of Congress. And more and more House members seem to agree as the number of co-sponsors of H.R. 648, the comprehensive bill backed by NSBA to correct problems and improve NCLB, grows by the day.
According to Rep. Don Young's office (the lead sponsor of H.R. 648), Representatives William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Dennis Moore (D-KS) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ) have now signed onto the legislation. That follows Representatives Barbara Cubin (R-WY) and Tim Holden (D-PA), who signed on last month, bringing the total to 24 co-sponsors.
UPDATE: Our thanks to 2 more co-sponsors: Representatives Jim Matheson (D-UT) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH).
Meanwhile, nearly 700 local school boards nationwide have now passed resolutions urging their members of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 648 and encourage the inclusion of the bill's recommendations in a final ESEA / NCLB bill.
Posted February 12, 2008 1:23 PM | No Child Left Behind
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