Adults Dither as Schools, Unions Fail Children
- October
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- 3rd
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- 2011
- in Roll Call
Dismal news about U.S. public education keeps tumbling in, but Congress seems unable to act and Republican presidential candidates seem determined to have America keep slipping behind the rest of the world.…
Study: Suburban Districts Falter in Global Competitiveness
- September
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- 27th
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- 2011
- in Education Week
As policymakers debate potential changes to accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act, a new report from the George W. Bush Institute argues that even America's top school districts are "mediocre" compared to other industrialized countries.…
On 'No Child', no going back: An architect of education reform says Obama's wobbly on accountability
- July
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- 1st
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- 2011
- in NYDailyNews.com
It is certainly no secret that our nation's students are not achieving at the level they should. But here's a secret that seems to be well hidden: Our younger students...…
Bush Institute Tackles Middle School Learning
- July
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- 1st
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- 2011
- in Education Week
Lest anyone thought President George W. Bush hasn't already had a pretty big impact on public education, courtesy of his signature No Child Left Behind Act, an institute created in his name is looking to extend that influence. Today, the George W. Bush Institute unveiled its second education initiative, this time focused on improving middle schools. (The first focuses on recruiting and training principals.)…
Hold all schools accountable
- April
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- 19th
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- 2011
- in The Bush Center
In The Detroit News' story, 'No consensus on No Child Left Behind,' (March 24), a section was included that discussed the Obama administration's plan that tosses out the goal of all students being proficient by 2014 and instead focuses on all students graduating from high school prepared for a career and college. Annual testing would continue under his proposal, but the penalties for schools that don't meet benchmarks will be concentrated at the bottom 5 percent, leaving more flexibility with the states for the other 95 percent.…
George W. Bush Institute launches groundbreaking initiative to improve school leadership
- September
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- 29th
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- 2010
- in McREL
The George W. Bush Institute today announced the largest initiative in history to enhance the achievement of America's children by improving the performance of America's school principals.…
