No Child Left Behind 2.0
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010
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While working to fix the economy, healthcare and national security, the Obama administration is also taking a run at education reform.
A blueprint released this week is aimed at changing the No Child Left Behind Act. President Obama's plan calls for more rewards and fewer punishments for schools. We'll find out what that means, what Ohio educators have to say about the plan and how it lines up with regional reforms already underway.
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Education, Government/Politics
Guests
Neil King, Washington Correspondent, The Wall Street JournalKeith Reed, Editor, Catalyst Ohio
Tony Podojil, Superintendent, West Geauga Local Schools
Douglas Heuer, Superintendent, Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District
Additional Information
A Blueprint for Reform, U.S. Department of EducationDuncan Is Upbeat on ‘No Child’ Rewrite, by Neil King Jr., Wall Street Journal
Obama Outlines Sweeping Education Revamp, by Neil King Jr. and Barbara Martinez, Wall Street Journal
Updated 'No Child' law would focus on failing schools, by Nick Anderson, The Washington Post
Betting (again) on an education fix, by George F. Will
Mr. Obama and No Child Left Behind, New York Times Editorial
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