Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, students continue to enroll in more and more multicultural classes while, conversely, studying fewer and fewer foreign languages.
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No Kindergarten Left Behind
Once again, Republican officials have helped to pave the way for a pet project of the overwhelmingly left-wing educational establishment—all-day kindergarten.
Another Education Myth Collapses
Along with supposedly beneficial small class sizes, another constant refrain of American education officials is that there is a teacher shortage in the United States.
No Command Left Behind
It’s common consensus in the business world that mixing high expectations with low control is a recipe for toxic job stress. Is the federal education law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) having the same effect on the education “industry’s” workforce?
College Standards Left Behind
The old saying, “be careful what you wish for,” is especially apt when it comes to public policy, whose consequences seldom reflect intentions. Unfortunately, the U. S. Department of Education may be about to prove this adage true once again.
Children Left Behind by NCLB
Although the controversy surrounding the Bush Administration’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program is usually portrayed as a classic clash of conservative and liberal political philosophies, dissatisfaction with NCLB is spreading across philosophical lines.
No College Left Behind?
The plan that U. S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling’s commission on higher education has concocted to transform the Ivory Tower looks a lot like No Child Left Behind—three parts funding, one part accountability. Nonetheless, as with NCLB and primary grades, the portion of the scheme that has the faculty lounge most apprehensive is the transparency section.
Teach Your Children Well
Currently, we obtain good teachers through certification from the government; often, teachers must endure numerous tests to receive certification. But, does that work?
Another Republican For Education Spending?
Has big government become acceptable for Republicans?
Science Left Behind
Clearly, No Child Left Behind has caused schools to redouble their efforts to teach reading and math but at what cost?