The ESEA Doomsday Scenario
After years of "will they/won't they." it appears the U.S. Department of Education is finally ready to move forward with its Plan B for reforming No Child Left Behind. In a release sent out over the weekend for public consumption today, ED announced its intention to "fix" NCLB. The announcement can be found here, courtesy of Politico. Also note the Politico story on the matter.
Back in June, when EdSec Arne Duncan first raised the possibility of a regulatory Plan B for reauthorization,Eduflack was one of the few that actually saw it as a possibility/good idea. Since then, little has changed. Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (IA) is still primarily focused on the higher ed side of the education coin. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (MN) is still looking to break ESEA into small chunks that can be consumed by members of his committee. And the education space,