<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - No Child Left Behind</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/specials/policy/nochild?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><description>No Child Left Behind</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[NEA, States Challenge 'No Child' Program]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4741-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4741-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The nation's largest teacher's union  joins school districts in Michigan, Texas, and Vermont in filing a federal lawsuit charging that the Department of Education has failed to provide adequate funding for the No Child Left Behind initiative.]]></description><author> Michael Dobbs</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK IN REVIEW]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59625-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59625-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    2 Arlington Teachers Enter Hall of Fame National Honor Is First for Virginia Educators <br> Two teachers from Arlington were among the five chosen to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame this year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Top Schools Can Fall Short Under 'No Child Left Behind']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49979-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49979-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  I recently received e-mails from Montgomery County parents about reports that Montgomery Blair High School, one of the best schools in the country, had not made the required improvement in test scores, called adequate yearly progress, under the federal No Child Left Behind law last year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Is Denied Waiver From 'No Child' Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51221-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51221-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Department of Education has rejected Virginia's first request for a waiver from part of the No Child Left Behind law, which has strict testing requirements to determine whether students from all economic, ethnic and other groups are performing up to par.]]></description><author> Rosalind S. Helderman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK IN REVIEW]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41038-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41038-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Mayor Gets Tougher on Crime Effort Is Intended to Make the City Safer <br>D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D), saying he wants to give law enforcement the tools it needs to make the city safer, unveiled a criminal justice bill that includes more than a dozen new criminal offenses and increased penalties for some crimes. D.C. Council members did not leap onto the bandwagon. Some raised concerns about the mayor's proposal to criminalize any failure to show up at juvenile court, and others said more criminal charges and longer sentences will not, by themselves, protect residents.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rules for 'No Child' Law Planned]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32780-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32780-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Education Secretary Margaret Spellings will announce new guidelines on implementing the No Child Left Behind law today, showing greater flexibility toward states that already have strong student accountability systems in place, according to Bush administration officials.]]></description><author> Michael Dobbs</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[25% of City Teachers Short on Credentials, Janey Says]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26352-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26352-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than a quarter of D.C. school system teachers lack required certification, and 25 to 40 percent of its principals "are not the caliber they need to be," School Superintendent Clifford B. Janey said yesterday.]]></description><author> V. Dion Haynes</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery to Revamp Middle Schools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17095-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17095-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[County hopes to refocus a program that could do more to challenge gifted students while reaching out to those who are struggling in schools.]]></description><author> Lori Aratani</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Budget Approved In Pr. William County]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14198-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14198-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The $655M budget includes an expanded all-day kindergarten program that is designed to help meet requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrutiny Increases at Pr. George's Schools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61382-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61382-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Four county schools would be guided by a "turnaround" plan that shows how a law continues to shake up local school systems.]]></description><author> Nick Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASHINGTON IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61368-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61368-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Report Says Law Provokes<br>Schools to Help Needy Students]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Middle Schools Called Uneven]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55156-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55156-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Montgomery County educators need to eliminate inconsistencies in the way middle school children are taught and disciplined, according to an audit of the county's middle school program.]]></description><author> Lori Aratani</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language Program Aids Parents, Too]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41163-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41163-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some have made it through wars, most have suffered losses. Now, they are in Montgomery County trying to learn English and trying not to be distracted by more essential needs: where to cash a check, how to use public transportation, how to get a child in school.]]></description><author> Jennifer Lenhart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland Is Hailed  For Education Gains]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40972-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40972-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The nation's new secretary of education might have been forgiven for ignorance of local school issues. But Margaret Spellings arrived at an Annapolis speaking engagement this week well-versed in Maryland's test scores, its Advanced Placement success and even how the Anne Arundel school board voted on a charter-school application.]]></description><author> Daniel de Vise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington School Budget Seeks Raises, Upgrades]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5455-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5455-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Arlington School Superintendent Robert G. Smith yesterday proposed a $363.2 million budget for fiscal  2006 that includes adding preschool classes, upgrading computers and other equipment and raising teachers' salaries.]]></description><author> Tara Bahrampour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student Member Eyes Achievement Gap]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1573-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1573-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Seventeen-year-old    Josh Michael  of Ellicott City said he plans to make closing the achievement gap between white and minority students a priority during his term as the newly appointed student member of the Maryland Board of Education.]]></description><author> Susan DeFord  and Ylan Q. Mui</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates: U.S. High Schools Need a Makeover]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56466-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56466-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Microsoft chairman has told the nation's governors that U.S. high schools are obsolete and need radical restructuring.]]></description><author> Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran Fairfax Delegate Won't Run Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51856-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51856-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Del.    James H. Dillard II  (R-Fairfax), one of the legislature's longest-serving lawmakers, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection this year after more than 32 years in the House of Delegates and seven years as chairman of the House Education Committee.]]></description><author> Michael D. Shear</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Lawmakers Want 'No Child' Cost Studied]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51520-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51520-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers want to know how much the state is paying to implement the law, and how much they would lose in federal funds if they left the law behind.]]></description><author> Rosalind S. Helderman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Officials Seek Changes In 'No Child']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48417-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48417-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_education/specials/policy/nochild</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:08:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A bipartisan group representing 50 state legislatures Wednesday called for major changes in President Bush's landmark education initiative, which it lambasted as unconstitutional and impractical.]]></description><author> Michael Dobbs</author></item></channel></rss>