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President Bush Urges Congress….

January 08, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

to enhance the No Child Left Behind Bill. Bush says that he will veto any bill that will weaken accountability standards.

The Chicago Tribune reports on his trip to Horace Greeley Elementary School which is a blue ribbon award winning school. The AP also reports this news.

The Chicago Tribune Also have comments on the NCLB bill by Margaret Spellings.

The Texas Education Agency Says….

December 19, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

that 16 area schools in the Houston area are off the list of failing schools under NCLB rules.

The Texas Education Agency Says….

December 13, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

that students in 831 schools in the state can allow students to transfer to another school.

The Dallas Morning News also reports on this.

The Secretary Of Education Margaret Spellings….

December 07, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

is now going to let any state in the USA use a “Growth Model” to assess student performance. She says that it will expand flexibility of the NCLB bill.

State GOP In Minnesota Say…

December 07, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

that the Gov. should opt out of the No Child Left Behind Bill even if it means not getting 150 million bucks from the federal government. The article states that Minnesota gets 580 million bucks a year from the federal government to fund educational programs which is only 6% of the total money they spend on education.

I do not think they will do it, but someone big is going to have to stand up to this junky bill.

McClatchy Newspapers Report…

December 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

on bills that are aimed to fix or kill off the No Child Left Behind Bill are stalled in congress.

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