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Cheating in Atlanta Schools May Lead to Criminal Charges

(Dec. 1) -- An investigation into accusations of widespread cheating on standardized tests in 58 Atlanta public schools appears to be headed toward criminal prosecutions, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Paul Howard, the district attorney for Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, has named former State Attorney...

Opinion: Why Education Reforms Keep Failing

(Oct. 18) -- In 1966, the U.S. Office of Education issued the most comprehensive study on education ever produced by the federal government. Known as the Coleman Report, it was commissioned by bureaucrats in the educational establishment in hopes of making the case for ever-greater educational expenditures if perceived...

Atlanta Schools Investigated in Cheating Scandal

(Oct. 12) -- Atlanta's public schools are under investigation for allegations that educators manipulated standardized tests to inflate students' scores. Statewide in Georgia last year, an alarmingly high 250,000 wrong answers were corrected using an eraser on an exam that determines whether children are meeting the...

Opinion: Here's a No-Cost Way to Improve Education

(Aug. 9) -- If you follow the recent news about education, you might think providing children with a quality education is all about money. There are stories about massive budget cuts and teachers' salaries, studies about the efficacy of charter schools and per-student-spending, and revolts over the increasing amount of...

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Mark Shriver: No Child Left Behind in Booneville, Kentucky

Since its inception in 2001, No Child Left Behind , the centerpiece federal education law, has injected long-needed accountability into our education system and invested in kids and schools that weren't meeting standards.

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10/06/11 No Child Left Behind waiver Source: NBC - NBC 2 WDTN - Dayton OH Springfield City Schools Superintendent David Estrop wants Ohio to apply for a waiver from penalties under No Child Left Behind.
07/12/11 The child was left behind. The child was left behind. Source: Time The child was left behind. The child was left behind.