Six Years Later, Congress Has a Chance to Strengthen NCLB (Rep. Michael Castle)
Education in our country is evolving at an exciting pace and NCLB is a huge component of that in helping to close the achievement gap. The reauthorization process, however, is far from over and we must continue to look at ways to strengthen this law to ensure every child learns and succeeds, including allowing the use of growth models, holding high schools accountable for improving their graduation rates, and providing increased flexibility for English language learners and increased flexibility for students with disabilities our nation’s students.
By addressing these and other issues, I am hopeful Congress can draft a bipartisan bill which builds on NCLB’s strengths, improves some of its limitations, and continues to produce more results for students, parents, and teachers.