Think NCLB is Inflexible and Testing-Heavy? Wait Until You See the New Plan
Sent to the Washington Post, May 21.
The Post characterizes the current education law (NCLB, or No Child Left Behind) as "inflexible" and "testing-heavy," and notes that there is "bipartisan agreement" that the law should be changed ("In weekly address, Obama pushes for overhaul of nation’s education laws," May 21).
I wonder how many people are aware of the US Department of Education's new plans, described in their Blueprint for Reform.
The Department of Education will require, as before, tests in reading and math but will also require testing