The purpose of this article is to inform the public of legislation being passed in House. This vote had overwhelming approval to revise the No Child Left Behind law that was over a decade old, but the vote did not come without some effort and concessions. The authors are addressing the issue of House approving legislation to revise an expired education law, what notable changes will be made and how leaders feel about the new bill.
To help a reader make an informed decision on the new legislation, the authors, Emmarie Huetteman and Motoko Rich, present the history of the No Child Left Behind law passed in 2001 with bipartisan support. The basis of No Child Left Behind and some main elements, notable goals and short comings of the former law are discussed. Also
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How the individual students were learning was no longer the objective. The focus became how well an educator could teach students to take a specific test. Some federal requirements for oversight are still in the new bill but it removes federal penalties for underperforming schools as well as incentives to teach certain programs and puts the responsibility back in the hands of state and local officials to design goals, monitor progress and make improvements that fits their students’ needs. There can be issues with the new bill such as individual states not implementing similar standards as others and the belief that depending on where a person lives can decide on the quality of the education they receive. But changes and updates to the out dated law had to start somewhere. Although there will be initial problems implementing the new bill, as there are with most new procedures, this is one small step towards removing big government from the lives of the American