Changes in No Child Left Behind?

An interesting interview about revamping No Child Left Behind. Pretty interesting stuff.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17804526&ft=1&f=1013

I applaud the effort to improve education, but obviously this isn’t working. The big focus of the above discussion seems to be trying to predict what changes may come about if any.

I do believe there should be accountability, but the performance problems that students having aren’t really going to be solved by punishing schools and teachers. This program need to look at all the issues. Some children need extra help and many schools do not have the necessary funding to help. The phrase is “no child left behind”. Not “no teacher unblamed.”