The Obama administration is proposing changes to the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) including a change in how schools are judged along with the elimination of the 2014 deadline for 100% compliance for academic proficiency.
I’ve said all along (as have many educators) that the 2014 deadline was nothing more than a feel-good statement for a few politicians in DC who want to talk about their approach to education. It was a great goal, but completely unattainable. They all knew it.
Someday, politicians will need to quit using education as a political football. After all, the goal of education is to teach our kids. Tweak it, make small changes, whatever. But to totally change education every time a new party takes over the White House isn’t helping a thing.
The full NY Times article is here.
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