Obama Said "I will" On No Child Left Behind, If congress Is Not Acting

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.
Obama announced this morning a set of criteria for states to withdraw from the federal No Child Behind (NCLB) Act after a long period of dissatisfaction with the policy of national education of 9 years left.

(For a complete look, what to ask the White House by the States in exchange for granting exceptions to the Federal Law on Education, read the collapse of the American Independent, here.)

"Congress has not been able to correct these errors so far.
I called the Congress for some time now, let us for a bipartisan effort, let us solve this problem, "said the president while the media inside the event." Our children only chance at a decent education. You can not afford to wait any longer.
Thus, since Congress can not act, I act. "

The president stood with the Ministry of Education, U. S. Arne Duncan Secretary and various government agencies and educational facilities guide. Underlying the bipartisan cooperation of the administration promoted at the state level, led Governor Bill Haslam (R-Tenn.) stating that Obama said Haslam added: "Decisions of Education on the theme" For a shrinking federal government role in education. "better achieved by the state and local levels.

Under the 2002 law, students may transfer to new schools if their current schools to meet the competence of state to fail two years in a row. Even more expensive than 20 percent of under-performing school, federal funds will be diverted tutoring for low-income funds to students, after three years of missing state standards.
The construction of large stakes testing, if the State meets the knowledge to determine benchmarks - the adequate yearly progress (AYP) - was created by federal law, but allowed states to craft special.

Although the President's remarks were light on details - and under his management staff to create the conditions for a closed session with reporters Thursday - education policy analyst at the Center for Ulrich Boser American Progress, said the live event shows his commitment to education policy.

"The president has the pulpit ... to stop the vote ahead of the UN on a Palestinian state and a government emerging," said Boser, "that is, a policy and a political perspective, that 'he speaks as significant. "

At a briefing with reporters Thursday, senior officials from the White House put the expectations prior to the issuance of the States the option to withdraw from the part of punitive NCLB, called the "package of flexibility."

By and large states would have a number of educational standards, the college and career ready to be developed. They called for improved provision of education grants, such as turning around the bottom five percent of schools in terms of performance, while plans for schools with low graduation rates, and subgroups students, the issue of significant improvement behind their peers.

Kristen Amundson, director of communications in education, Education Sector think tank in Washington, DC, on, said the emphasis on flexibility and, by extension, the expected lack of measurable results intended to be. "The department seems very sincere in laying the broad parameters for the improvement of systems, not specific numbers. I would be surprised if convicted, she said.