George W. Bush’s signature education law is now widely disliked on the left and right. This month, Congress will vote on a replacement that has bipartisan support.
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After 14 years, George W. Bush's much-maligned No Child Left Behind law is on the verge of being replaced. It's sequel is called the "Every Student Succeeds Act," the final version of which was released today. With bipartisan support, it is likely to cause real changes in American classrooms.
Congress has been trying unsuccessfully for eight years to replace No Child Left Behind, which expired in 2007 and is disliked by both liberals and conservatives. This bill is expected to finally make it through Congress, with the House and Senate set to vote on the law in the coming weeks.
Here's a few things worth knowing about the Every Student Succeeds Act:
The new law gets rid of many of No Child Left Behind's most controversial provisions — most notably the rules for how much schools must improve their test scores each year, and the cascading series of punishments for those who fail to make "adequate yearly progress" on tests.
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