End of No Child Left Behind

[nairiporter]

I'm glad we had such a thought-provoking discussion on education the other day. So what do our American friends here think of the bipartisan bill that was passed with a large majority in the Senate today, which is designed to overhaul the outdated No Child Left Behind policy, bolstering the states' jurisdiction over education?

From what I'm hearing

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My thoughts ...

[unnamed525]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[htpcl]

Wait, you mean there'll be some children left behind now?

[ddstory]

Perfect! Now Texas can proceed with Teaching the Controversy and pretending it's science.

[peamasii]

In my view any education reform that focuses on improving quality at the cost of standardized results is a positive. We don't just need a majority of students being able to complete tests satisfactorily, rather we need a student population who is motivated to innovate and think creatively. Simply learning the basic disciplines and demonstrating test-taking ability is not enough to vastly improve the population's overall learning skills.

[mikeyxw]

The best thing is that we've finally got some bipartisan support to move forward. The less political the process becomes, the better