To the Point
No Child Left Behind: Is It Passing or Failing?
No Child Left Behind—the President's education reform—gets mixed reviews; some members of Congress are hoping to make some changes. On this archived edition of To the Point, we take another look at the pros and cons—before Congress comes back to debate what needs to be done. Also, Congress returns to Washington, and organized labor's opposition to one form of immigration enforcement. ****This program will not air live on KCRW as it will be preempted by Labor Day music programming. It will be available archived online.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenNo Child Left Behind—the President's education reform—gets mixed reviews; some members of Congress are hoping to make some changes. On this archived, Labor Day edition of To the Point, we take another look at the pros and cons—before Congress comes back to debate what needs to be done. Also, Congress returns to Washington and, on Reporter's Notebook, labor unions sue to block new federal regulations on illegal workers.
****This program will not air live on KCRW as it will be preempted by Labor Day music programming. It will be available archived online.
In this episode
3 storiesThe Union Movement and Immigrant Workers
Tomorrow, the Department of Homeland Security wants to begin a crackdown on the undocumented workers who are often called a threat to America's home-grown labor force. But legal opposition came from what sounds like an unlikely place.
Read the story1 minCongress Returns to Washington
The summer recess is over and Congress is due back in Washington tomorrow. In addition to Iraq, which tops everybody’s agenda, Roll Call magazine has predicted a number of "perfect storms" on Capitol Hill. Steven Dennis joins us from there.
Read the story1 minNo Child Left Behind: Is It Passing or Failing?
When Congress reconvenes, it's scheduled to take up renewal of President Bush's signature education reform, No Child Left Behind . Accountability was supposed to come from tests in reading and math, with the threat of sanctions against schools where scores didn't improve.
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