[Edling] US: Congress Prepares to Launch a New Era in Education Policy

[Francis Hult]

The Atlantic



Congress Prepares to Launch a New Era in Education Policy



In the next few weeks, a bipartisan majority in Congress is likely to pass a law that, in various ways, repudiates the education legacies of both the Bush and Obama presidencies.



House and Senate negotiators last week agreed to a legislative framework replacing George W. Bush’s signature No Child Left Behind law, a landmark reform of K-12 education placing strict federal requirements on states and schools that proved unworkable over time and led to a culture of testing that drew criticism from liberals and conservatives alike.



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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/congress-prepares-to-replace-no-child-left-behind-education-law/417621/?google_editors_picks=true
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