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Due to 'No Child Left Behind' law, some states lowered standards

A federal study found that 15 states lowered their academic proficiency standards in order to avoid sanctions associated with the No Child Left Behind law. Secretary of Education Duncan said more states are "lowering the bar than raising it."

In the Media by Kay Mathews

Op-Ed: The Number Two Pencil Tests Right Is Failing Students

The No Child Left Behind Act is not working, instead it is leaving a nation of children behind. A system based upon testing and statistics is not how to elevate students to knowledgeable adults. In the future it may be well called Leaving Everyone Behind.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Secretary Of Education Leaving Her Bosses' Rules Behind

Secretary of Education, Margaret Spelling, may be "rightfully" tweaking the nation's No Child Left Behind Act, in an effort to provide a more accurate reflection of achievement.

In the Media by Nikki Weingartner - 3 comments

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VIDEO: How Olympic Games changed Barcelona

In five months time, the London 2012 Olympics will be over. So what will be left behind?

B.C. teachers' strike sparks child-care scramble

Not all B.C. public schools will remain open to students during the provincial teachers' strike next week, despite assurances by the government, and that has left many parents scrambling for child care.

Three killed by bomb in Colombia

A child and two soldiers are killed in a bomb attack in eastern Colombia which officials blame on the largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc.

Amy Winehouse's estate valued at $4.66M

Probate documents showed Wednesday that she left behind assets totalling more than $6.7 million, with $4.66 million remaining after debts and taxes.

Receipt Says Woman From 'Ghettohood'

A woman went into a Maryland RadioShack to buy a cassette tape adapter and left with a receipt that read “ugly itch” from “tattoville,” referring to the tattoos on her arm in memory of a child lost to SIDS and her deceased mother. “I just...