Obama signs education reform bill into law

“But in practice, it often fell short”.

The new act keeps some of the original policies, but notably shifts some power back to individual states and school districts and away from the federal government.

Sheldahl adds, “It doesn’t really change how much we go about our business in Yuma”.

The move has been widely praised as a step in the right direction for a flawed educational system.

The chief goals of the Every Child Succeeds Act, which passed the House and Senate with overwhelming support, focuses on higher academic standards in states in order to push US schools to be on a par with worldwide competitors.

The new legislation will curb the role of the federal government in education, and instead allow states and local governments to set their own standards. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the top Senate Republican negotiator of the bill.

He said the new law will build on the momentum from the NCLB and “gets rid of the stuff that doesn’t work”. “Now the hard work begins”.

Bush’s No Child Left Behind law is said to have done more bad than good to teachers and students.

“After more than 10 years, members of Congress from both parties have come together to revise our national education law”, Obama said at the bill-signing, flanked by lawmakers and school children.

Don’t start applauding yet, kids.

Covers part or all of the costs of accelerated learning examinations (AP, IB tests) for low income students, and increases the number of teachers and students in high need schools that participate in accelerated learning courses, dual enrollment programs, and early college high school courses.

No more Common Core – maybe. It becomes more of a state decision.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to send President Obama the sweeping legislation that would give the states greater control over the nation’s public schools but still maintain annual testing to gauge student progress.

One of the biggest changes will be in the amount of tests required. In the meantime, state leaders will be at the Capitol working to decide exactly how they’ll take advantage of this new liberty.

It’s now up to the states. States can now develop their own accountability system to measure a school’s performance. Testing will be one factor considered, but other measures of success or failure could include graduation rates and education atmosphere. It also requires schools to report those test scores for minority groups to ensure they’re closing the achievement gaps.

The law replaces the current – and now mostly maligned – iteration of the act, the No Child Left Behind law, or its acronym, NCLB.