All Posts Tagged: 'Reauthorization'


Dear President-Elect Obama…

November 18th, 2008 | Category: Accountability

NCLB reauthorization may not be at the top of the next administration’s to-do list, what with the economic meltdown and two wars, but President Obama will need to tackle President Bush’s signature education law eventually. And he’ll need all the good ideas he can get.
Today, ES releases two briefs offering ideas on how the Obama [...]

Lawless Policymaking

March 26th, 2008 | Category: Accountability

So I went on vacation for a week and missed the whole differentiated consequences pilot project thing. Alas. But it’s interesting to see it from a little distance. A few thoughts:
For readers not steeped in NCLB arcana–and really, what’s the matter with you–Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced that she would allow 10 states to [...]