Classroom at Richfield Middle School, submitted by Mary Supple, social studies and math teacher. (Photo courtesy of Mary Supple)
Obama Administration's No Child Left Behind proposal
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The Obama administration wants to overhaul the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and is calling for broad changes in how schools are judged to be succeeding or failing. Opponents of NCLB say the changes would still leave the worst parts of the legislation intact.
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Andrew Rotherham: Co-founder of Bellwether Education, a non-profit working to improve educational outcomes for low income students. He blogs at Eduwonk and writes the "School of Thought" column for Time Magazine.
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Monty Neill: Executive director of FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.
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