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Coming together to dismantle education eeform
- 09-29-2011
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Blog by Andrew J. Rotherham/Time
A new consensus is emerging in education politics. But can the center hold? And would reformers even want it to? Bipartisanship is supposed to be a good thing — except for when Republicans and Democrats come together to try to paper over our education problems. That's what worries me about the recent string of seemingly positive events: 1. On Sept. 14, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander introduced an ambitious bill to overhaul George W. Bush's landmark No Child Left Behind Act, which introduced more rigorous school accountability measures but is now four years overdue for a reauthorization (read: revamping) by Congress. (more...)
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