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Article: The NEA supports substantial overhaul, not repeal, of NCLB; The NEA agrees that NCLB is flawed but believes it can be salvaged. Mr. Packer outlines the positive changes that would retain the law's original good intentions but correct the strategies that have proved to be unworkable.(National Education Association, No Child Left Behind Act)
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- December 1, 2007
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THE National Education Association (NEA) has been asked whether we endorse the petition (see page 273) being circulated by the Educator Roundtable that calls on members of the U.S. Congress to vote against reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
The short answer? Absolutely not.
While the initiators of the petition are well meaning and share many of the same concerns the NEA has about NCLB, the petition does not represent our views. For example, it calls for the dismantling of NCLB and does not propose any positive changes or alternatives, such as those articulated in our own document, ESEA: It's Time for a Change: NEA's Positive Agenda ...