Sign our petition to reform NCLB!
Apr 25, 2011 4 Comments ›› leoniehaimsonThe US Congress is considering how to revise No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the most important federal law that governs our public schools. NCLB has been extremely damaging in the eyes of most parents, and needs fundamental reform. Unfortunately, the Obama administration plans to make it [...]
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Apr 25, 2011 3 Comments ›› leoniehaimsonIn states and districts all over the country, public school budgets are being slashed to the bone, and class sizes have increased at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has proposed cutting federal aid to education by nearly $11 billion, which would lead to even larger classes, hurt millions of students, and cause [...]
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