equity Archives - Jack Jennings | Education Policy and Reform | Education Legislation and History #jackjenningsdc

A Loss for Kids

by Jack Jennings | Oct 13, 2016 | accountability, assessments / tests, federal education policy

During the last fifteen years, the reputation of the federal government in education has gone downhill.

A Good Idea That Will Again Fail

by Jack Jennings | Jul 23, 2016 | federal education policy, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), teachers

Unfortunately, equitable funding is not going to happen.

Will Education Flourish After NCLB’s Repeal?

by Jack Jennings | Dec 20, 2015 | academic standards, accountability, assessments / tests, federal education policy, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Presidents, Congress and the Public Schools, teachers

No other federal law has generated more hostility from teachers and other educators than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). That statute has been denounced for causing too much testing of school children, making teachers “teach to the test” to avoid penalties, and...