During a six-hour debate Thursday, though, one point of unanimity emerged: Republicans and Democrats want almost nothing to do with President George W. Bush’s signature 2001 education law. The bill would repeal the federal requirement that schools make “adequate yearly progress” – the heart of No Child Left Behind. States would still be required to test students in reading, math and science, but they could set their own standards and punish failing schools in their own way. -- Politico
After 6 years of failed attempts to reauthorize NCLB, a new bill, named as you might expect -- the Student Success Act --
has been brought to the House floor for a vote. But this bill is even worse than than the old one -- if that's possible. It does, essentially get rid of Common Core standards -- not a bad thing in my opinion. The latest version, is sponsored by Rep.
John Kline (R-Minn.), a
Romney/McCain conservative with presidential
