by Carol A. Josel | Apr 7, 2016 | Articles
It’s said that, as much as things change, they stay the same, but that’s not entirely true of the Every Student Succeeds Act, No Child Left Behind’s replacement and the latest rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). That law, enacted back in 1965...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 10, 2013 | Making Education News
Last year, nearly 50% of our schools failed to make Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act. Standardized testing regimens cost states $1.7 billion a year–or .25% of total K-12 spending. A recent Gates Foundation report of more than...
