Choosing Democracy

A juggling act on No Child Left Behind Democrats, Republicans and teachers see flaws in Calif.'s Rep. Miller's proposal to renew the...

The Bureaucracy, the March, and the War American Disengagement By Tom Engelhardt As I was heading out into a dark, drippingly wet, appropria...

Throughout America's history, education has been the vehicle for social and economic mobility, giving hope and opportunity to millions o...

Reading Aid Seen to Lag in ELL Focus By Mary Ann Zehr Educators and experts across the country who work with English-language learners are m...

It’s time to Resist NCLB: A Post- reauthorization Strategy Noted educator Ken Goodman says we can and must resist NCLB. The politicos are no...

An interesting essay, even though I do not agree with the solution. Back to Article When state proficiency standards are lowered, there wi...

October 16, 2007 Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO LOS ANGELES — As the director of high schools in the gang...

Talks Stall on No Child Left Behind October 11, 2007 By Steven T. Dennis, Roll Call Efforts to reach a bipartisan deal on revamped No Child...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101002117_pf.html A 'No Child' Law for All Children There'...

Note: in the important story below, Mr. Bush meets with "Civil Rights leaders" as an important support for NCLB. What Mr. Bush ha...

Op-Ed Columnist High-Stakes Flimflam October 8, 2007 by Bob Herbert It’s time to rein in the test zealots who have gotten such a stranglehol...