Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Changes to No Child Left Behind

For the first time since 2001, both the House and the Senate have passed new versions of No Child Left Behind… two jumbo bills that, when reconciled, will set the tone for federal education policy in the US. And a lot of federal education policy revolves around testing. How much is too much?

By Madeleine Brand • Jul 22, 2015 • 1 min read

For the first time since 2001, both the House and the Senate have passed new versions of No Child Left Behind… two jumbo bills that, when reconciled, will set the tone for federal education policy in the US. And a lot of federal education policy revolves around testing. How much is too much? And how does the Common Core figure into the testing landscape?

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
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Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
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Anya Kamenetz
Writer; former education blogger, NPR; former columnist, Yahoo Finance

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Changes to No Child Left Behind

For the first time since 2001, both the House and the Senate have passed new versions of No Child Left Behind… two jumbo bills that, when reconciled, will set the tone for federal education policy in the US. And a lot of federal education policy revolves around testing. How much is too much?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Changes to No Child Left Behind

For the first time since 2001, both the House and the Senate have passed new versions of No Child Left Behind… two jumbo bills that, when reconciled, will set the tone for federal education policy in the US. And a lot of federal education policy revolves around testing. How much is too much?

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