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HechingerEd Blog | Obama Orders Revamp of ‘No Child Left Behind’

HechingerEd Blog | Obama Orders Revamp of ‘No Child Left Behind’

Obama Orders Revamp of ‘No Child Left Behind’

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. PBS NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of The Hechinger Report.

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