NCLB/ESEA News Archive

2007

• NEA Sets Top Priorities for NCLB/ESEA Reauthorization    March 2007
• NEA President Testifies Before NCLB Joint Congressional Hearing    March 2007
• Study Points to NCLB Changes Congress Should Consider  March 2007
• Educator Explains: 'Teachers Want What Is Good for Students' March 2007
• Senators Seek Overhaul of NCLB Testing Mandates February 2007
• Proposed Rules for 'Highly Qualified Effective Teachers' Called 'Ill-Conceived'   February 2007
• Coalition Urges Focus on Capacity-Building February 2007
  Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) issues report, Redefining Accountability: Improving Student Learning by Building Capacity ( PDF, Executive Summary, 9 pages)
• Maryland Member Participates in NCLB Reauthorization Roundtable February 2007
• Fifth Anniversary Presents Opportunity To Revamp No Child Left Behind Act January 2007
• Colorado NCLB Survey Supports Need for Resources, Flexibility January 2007

2006

• More States Allowed to Use 'Growth Model' November 2006
• Court Hears NEA Appeal in NCLB Lawsuit November 2006
• NEA President Offers Ideas to Reform NCLB September 2006
• NCLB Testing May Be Turning Kids Off to Reading September 2006
• 21st Century Group Offers Ideas to Improve NCLB August 2006
• Public, NEA Members Agree on NCLB's Effects August 2006
• NEA Highlights NCLB's Impact on Students with Disabilities August 2006
• NEA Members' Stories Help Efforts to Fix NCLB August 2006
• NEA Announces Positive Agenda for ESEA Reauthorization July 2006
• NEA President Testifies on No Child Left Behind July 2006
• NEA Delegates Launch Campaign to Improve NCLB July 2006
• Education Dept. Approves Testing Programs for 10 States July 2006
• Make Your Voice Heard: Share Your ESEA Story June 2006
• New NCLB Policy Puts Teachers' Careers in Jeopardy June 2006
• No State Will Meet 'Highly Qualified' Requirements  May 2006
• Math, Science Education Depends on Quality Teachers  May 2006
• Moving Beyond NCLB -- Plenty of Room for Improvement May 2006
• NEA Urges Members to Share Views on NCLB April 2006
  • Dr. Merchuria Chase Williams, president of the Georgia Association of Educators, testified at the third in a series of regional hearings  the Commission is holding around the country.
  • California teacher Pixie Hayward-Schickele testified before the commission at its first hearing in the series on April 11, 2006. 
• Schools lack funding to comply with NCLB  March 2006
• Harvard Civil Rights Project Report: The Unraveling of NCLB February 2006
• Nine Changes Help NCLB, But More Needs To Be Done February 2006
• NEA: Little to Celebrate After Four Years of NCLB January 2006

2005

• Dept. of Education Improves Special Ed Testing December 2005
• NCLB 'Growth Model' Plan Called Step in Right Direction November 2005
• High-Stakes Testing Doesn't Increase Student Achievement September 2005
• NEA Applauds Relaxing Rules for Schools Hit by Storms September 2005
• NCLB Researcher Says 'Fail Now or Fail Later' September 2005
• NCLB Leaves Native American Students Behind October 2005
• Studies Find Growing Discontent with NCLB August 2005
• Study predicts high failure rate under NCLB  July 2005
• NEA Lauds Connecticut Lawsuit Against NCLB  August 2005
• NCLB Doesn't Help Keep Quality Teachers May 2005
• NEA Stands Up for Children and Parents April 2005
• Law Allows Military to Recruit in Schools April 2005
• New NCLB Changes Provide Flexibility April 2005
• Policy Center Issues New NCLB Report March 2005
• NEA Hails Bipartisan Call to Improve NCLB February 2005
• Coalition Web Site Wins National Award February 2005
• School Boards, NEA Agree on NCLB Fixes January 2005
• Extending NCLB to HS Called "Premature" January 2005
• Take the NCLB Test January 2005
• NCLB Ruling Causes More Confusion January 2005

2004

• Teachers: Reforms Require Resources September 2004
• Coalition Mobilizes for Public Education September 2004
• Florida Test Scores Confuse Parents, Politicians, Educators October 2004
• Bill Proposed to Bring Fairness to Changes in NCLB Rules June 2004