In a sharp rebuke to the Obama administration, the Republican chairman of the House education committee on Thursday challenged plans by the education secretary to override provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Law, and he said he would use a House rewrite of it this year to rein in the secretary’s influence on [...]

When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, he pledged to “fix” the No Child Left Behind federal education law and to promote rigorous standards, merit pay and policies that made it easier to remove low-performing teachers. As Obama — who sold himself as a politician who could forge bipartisan compromise — seeks re-election next [...]

June 13, 2011 (MAYWOOD, Ill.) (WLS) — On Monday, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that could dramatically change the way teachers do their job. Gov. Pat Quinn was at Lexington Elementary School in west suburban Maywood for the signing, surrounded by leaders from across the state. A high school marching band set [...]

Local school system leaders support proposed legislation that would alter the state’s teacher tenure law, even as the Alabama Education Association mounts a vigorous campaign against the proposal. Area education officials said the legislation would allow them to get rid of bad teachers, save money and give administrators more control over their build­ings. It is [...]

JEFFERSON CITY — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is launching a 15-town tour around Missouri this week to meet with parents, teachers, students and school administrators about potential changes to the federal education law. McCaskill is kicking off her events Monday in eastern Missouri and will hold four in the Kansas City area on Thursday. She [...]

The No Child Left Behind Act has been deadly to public education. So why has the president embraced it? Over the past year, I have traveled the nation speaking to nearly 100,000 educators, parents, and school-board members. No matter the city, state, or region, those who know schools best are frightened for the future of [...]