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'Chiefs for Change' serves up principles for ESEA reform
- 05-20-2011
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Guest blog by Erik Robelen/Education Week
With efforts once again in full swing to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a coalition that bills itself as representing "reform"-minded state schools chiefs today unveiled principles for what a revamped law should look like. They put an emphasis on rigorous accountability for "all schools and all students," keeping the mandate for annual assessments, and setting "clear and differentiated" rankings for schools. In addition, the organization Chiefs for Change suggests that the federal government needs to reduce education aid to those states that fail to take "bold and necessary actions" to improve student performance. (more...)
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