All Students Can Achieve
(S. 2001)
 Senator Lieberman played an integral roll in enacting the original No Child Left Behind law in 2001. He believed, and continues to believe, that it is vital to guarantee that every child receives the attention he or she needs to succeed and excel in school and the workplace. He believes that improving our education system is a moral imperative. As Congress prepares to reauthorize the law he is holding roundtable discussions to gather input from citizens and educators in Connecticut. Throughout the reauthorization process, he is committed to maintaining high standards and the basic principle that each child in America should have the tools to succeed in life.
For the latest developments on Senator Lieberman's work on No Child Left Behind, click here.
Reauthorization of NCLB. On July 18, 2007, Senator Lieberman (ID-CT), along with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), unveiled legislation aimed at improving the current No Child Left Behind law. The Senators announced the All Students Can Achieve Act of 2007 (ASCA), introduced on August 3, 2007 as S. 2001, which focuses on improving teacher effectiveness and raising education standards for America's students. The Senators were joined at a press conference by former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes of the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind, Chancellor Joel Klein of the New York City Public Schools and Chancellor Michelle Rhee of the Washington, DC Public Schools.
Senator Lieberman believes strongly that No Child Left Behind, which Congress must now reauthorize, provided a foundation to help improve the quality of education for students across the United States. By introducing this new legislation, he is taking new, bold steps in order to fulfill the national commitments that the first bill made five years ago. The "All Students Can Achieve Act" is a significant reform proposal, which we are calling which will make the law more parent-friendly, more student-friendly - and, above all, more results-friendly.
To read Senator Lieberman's 9/10/07 Connecticut Post Op-Ed on ASCA, click here.
To learn more about the "All Students Can Achieve Act:"
Click here for the full bill (S. 2001).
Click here for a one page summary.
Click here for a section-by-section summary.
Click here for the "Myths and Facts".
To hear Senator Lieberman's statement from the press conference, click here.
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