A recent op-ed in the NY Times summarizes how declining test scores has created calls to restore No Child Left Behind, a 2.0 version of accountability. The author, who was also the architect of NCLB, argues that this is a silly path forward and ad...
A recent op-ed in the NY Times summarizes how declining test scores has created calls to restore No Child Left Behind, a 2.0 version of accountability. The author, who was also the architect of NCLB, argues that this is a silly path forward and addresses why the federal policy she worked so hard on was a failure. But she also recognizes the calls for more accountability. Like all education pundits, she offers no actual solutions, which in this case may be good, as her fingerprints are all over the original NCLB. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/schools-testing-accountability.html I don’t know what’s worse, the idea of breaking down the Department of Education like McMahaon is doing, or restoring NCLB. Is it possible to do as the author claims, where the federal government plays an accountability role in the summative results of the education system (civil rights, funding, access) while also leaving the formative missions to the states? I’ll post a picture of the article in the comments. submitted by /u/soxperry [link] [comments]
