NCLB: Reporters, Advocates, Respond to Obama Proposal This Week In Education

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NCLB: Reporters, Advocates, Respond to Obama Proposal

Hard to get all that excited about the Administration's NCLB replacement proposal, aka "the blueprint" or the "college- and career-ready" act, though I have to admit being curious and having nothing better to do than read over the coverage so far. As usual, initial coverage is all about reporters madly trying to understand and explain something new on a short deadline (and get good quotes), and advocates and bloggers positioning themselves to their best advantage (and give good quotes). Some of it's pretty yawny. Or maybe that's just me. But there are a couple of errors or mis-statements slipping in already, it seems.

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March 15, 2010 | Posted At: 08:55 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Daily News

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