The new ESEA will be “loose-loose” because Arne Duncan went overboard with “tight-tight”
If it becomes law, the federal government will have much less power than it does today. Michael J. Petrilli
If it becomes law, the federal government will have much less power than it does today. Michael J. Petrilli
The end is near. Hooray! Michael J. Petrilli
It’s finally here: Our best chance to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since its passage shortly after 9/11. A whole generation of students has come and gone, yet our nation’s key education law remains the same. There’s absolutely no good reason to delay reauthorization any longer. To the contrary; it’s sorely overdue.
Last week, I explained the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (a.k.a. No Child Left Behind) in a single table:
ESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
If you thought whole-language reading instruction had been relegated to the scrap heap of history, think again. Many such programs (proven to be ineffective) are still around, but they're hiding behind phrases like 'balanced literacy' in order to win contracts from school districts and avoid public scrutiny. Louisa Moats calls them out in Fordham's new report, Whole-Language High Jinks.