Education Reform

Link to Let's Fix NCLB blog post Let's Fix NCLB

"I want every child in this country to head back to school in the fall knowing that their education is America's priority," President Obama said on March 14, 2011. "Let's fix No Child Left Behind."

82% of U.S. schools could be "failing" under NCLB unless Congress fixes the law before the 2011-12 school year.

Learn more about the President's proposal for fixing NCLB. Watch a video created by a teacher.

On The Blog

Duncan: “Fix No Child Left Behind – Now” (June 13)
Another school year is coming to a close, and schools across the country are still operating under the restrictive rules of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB: ‘Getting in the Way of Where We Need to Go’ (June 9)
Secretary Duncan emphasized once again that we need to fix NCLB in real time, not Washington time.
Now’s the Time to Act on NCLB (June 2)
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