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Educators want old law left behind

With the Obama administration moving to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Long Island school administrators say the program has been nothing but a failure. “It didn’t work,” said Henry...

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Douzinas: Changing the odds

Everyone loves a success story. A child overcomes all obstacles and beats the odds.  I recently saw a video produced by ERASE Racism about two boys: both black, seniors in high school, popular and...

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Obama pushing Congress to fix education law

President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to rewrite the nation’s governing education law in time for a new school year next fall. It’s an ambitious timeline but one administration official says it...

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Obama: Too much testing makes education boring

President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways. Too much testing makes education boring for kids, he said....

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New York gets No Child Left Behind waiver

Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday. The Education Department has approved waivers for...

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New fed rule would cut funds to LI schools

Long Island schools would lose nearly $17 million in federal aid if an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act is passed, according to data from the United States Education Department. Sen. Charles...

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Educators want old law left behind

With the Obama administration moving to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Long Island school administrators say the program has been nothing but a failure. “It didn’t work,” said Henry...

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Douzinas: Changing the odds

Everyone loves a success story. A child overcomes all obstacles and beats the odds.  I recently saw a video produced by ERASE Racism about two boys: both black, seniors in high school, popular and...

View Article


Obama pushing Congress to fix education law

President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to rewrite the nation’s governing education law in time for a new school year next fall. It’s an ambitious timeline but one administration official says it...

View Article


Obama: Too much testing makes education boring

President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways. Too much testing makes education boring for kids, he said....

View Article

New York gets No Child Left Behind waiver

Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday. The Education Department has approved waivers for...

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New fed rule would cut funds to LI schools

Long Island schools would lose nearly $17 million in federal aid if an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act is passed, according to data from the United States Education Department. Sen. Charles...

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