As you may not know, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently called No Child Left Behind is coming up for reauthorization soon. NCLB was a big topic during the run-up to the election last year but lately given the economy, environment, two wars, Miss California and many other detractors, it's faded into the background.
There are lots of questions and opinions whirling around about education. We've all been in schools and we all think we know how to fix them. Should we offer vouchers? Is high stakes testing working? Should the Federal Government be in education at all? How can I go back in time and recapture the feeling I had the night I was crowned Prom Queen?
Arne Duncan wants your thoughts about the direction of our public school system.
As we prepare for the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, I want to hear from classroom teachers and other educators, parents and students, business people and citizens. What’s working, and what’s not? What do we need to do that we’re not doing, and what do we need to stop doing – or do differently? -Arne Duncan
You can submit them at the Department of Education's blog. The current discussion is on education standards. Here's the discussion starter::
Many states in America are independently considering adopting internationally-benchmarked, college and career-ready standards. Is raising standards a good idea? How should we go about it?
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