NEA Offers Principles to Improve NCLB

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act* established goals everyone supports: high standards and accountability for the learning of all children. But NCLB falls short of its goals for many reasons. NEA offers principles for ESEA reauthorization, and we encourage Congress to listen to educators' voices in developing legislative proposals. More >

Podcast: NEA's NCLB Expert Answers Your Questions
Joel Packer, NEA's top lobbyist on the No Child Left Behind Act, dives into his virtual mailbag to answer your questions about the law's impact, insanity, involvement -- and to offer some ideas for improvement.
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NEA President Labels Proposed Changes to Federal Education Law ‘Too Little and Too Late’
Reg Weaver reacted to the April 23 announcement by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings by saying she took matters into her own hands and made regulatory changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, otherwise known as No Child Left Behind. More >

NEA's "Positive Agenda" for NCLB

* NCLB is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It is the federal law that funds basic public school programs such as Title 1.