It Was Behind the Sofa the Whole Time
Why wait for and grind through reauthorization? Swift & Change Able argues that most, if not all, of the fixes called for in No Child Left Behind reauthorization ”can be done without any changes to the NCLB statute. Instead, they could be addressed in a matter of weeks rather than years either through regulation or separate, targeted legislation.”
Such as? The whole shooting gallery — higher standards, growth models, multiple measures, differentiated consequences, even graduation rates.
Some of the reform is already allowed in the current law, albeit perhaps tucked away in little-known provisions. Those measures that require direct legislation could be passed with minimal fuss, bigswifty argues.
Could it really be this easy?
Such a strategy, bigswifty claims, ”would go a long way toward improving the law, without all the hoopla and drama associated with NCLB, and improving education for poor and minority children.”
