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Senate Introduces No Child Left Behind Successor
Associated Press (06/04/13) Elliott, PhilipU.S. Senate Education Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced a bill that would replace the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law with requirements that states adopt their own standards, a move that is underway in 37 states granted waivers from the U.S. Department of Education. The proposal also would require some of those states to modify their existing improvement plans and force the remaining states to adopt their own reforms. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan would still have final say over those improvement plans, and schools would still have to measure student achievement. Students would be tested in reading and math each year between grades 3-8 and in high school, and schools would have to measure student aptitude in science at least three times between third grade and high school graduation, though tests could be combined with student portfolios or projects. Additionally, the proposal would require schools to share detailed performance reports with parents. The committee must still fine tune the legislation at its June 11 meeting and no full Senate vote has been scheduled.
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