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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Student Bill of Rights, H.R. 1295, re-introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), has received the endorsement of 28 educational, parental, religious and civil rights organizations. The letter of support came from organizations that have long reinforced Fattah's efforts to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. (Logo:...

By Neill, Monty With more pressing issues on its agenda and no consensus about how to proceed, Congress probably will delay until after this November's elections the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), a framework of standards, tests, and consequences initiated by the 1994 authorization of the Elementary and secondary Education Act (ESEA). The outcome of those elections might create significant political shirts that would affect any new version of the widely criticized federal...

By Smyth, Theoni Soublis Abstract: More than six years after the election of our current president, the nation is analyzing the effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. Educators are discovering that the plan is flawed, developmentally inappropriate, ill funded, and leaving more students, teachers, and schools behind than ever before. In this article, the author offers a brief history of educational testing, delves into the debate of teaching to the test, analyzes the...