Early Draft Of No Child Left Behind Re-Write Reduces Federal Role In Education
An early draft of a Senate committee's sweeping rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act rolls back major accountability provisions of the law's current form, known as No Child Left Behind.
The bill would require states to develop their own standards for student performance with little federal oversight, according to language obtained by The Huffington Post.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is expected to publicize the committee's finished draft of the bill on Tuesday. The committee will mark up the bill on Oct. 18 before it hits the Senate floor. While various senators have introduced smaller ESEA bills since the law was up for reauthorization in 2007, the Harkin bill is the product of months of negotiations and is the Senate's most
First Posted: 10/10/11 08:31 PM ET Updated: 10/10/11 08:41 PM ET