Please
check back here regularly for the latest news and information about
President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act, and the facts
debunking common myths and distortions about the law being spread by
education reform opponents.
Information
listed here includes: press statements, editorials
& articles, fact sheets, Dear
Colleague letters, and Committee action.
Press
Statements
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House Leaders Echo Calls for Continued Coordination Among Law
Enforcement, Schools, and Parents in Ensuring Safety of U.S.
Students - October 10, 2006
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Witnesses
Advise House Education Panel: Few Parents Aware of Free Tutoring
Services Available Under No Child Left Behind Act - September
21, 2006
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House Backs Proposal to Bolster Safety in U.S. Schools -
September 19, 2006
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Education Committee Hearing Highlights Decline in Native American
Languages, Efforts to Reverse Trend - August 31, 2006
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At Congressional Hearing, Chicago Area Educators Detail Progress
Made by Urban, Suburban Schools Under No Child Left Behind -
August 28, 2006
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Education Committee Republicans Applaud Ongoing Efforts on Behalf of
Gulf Coast Students - August 24, 2006
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McKeon Highlights New Report on NCLB, Reiterates Concerns about Lack
of Participation in Supplemental Educational Services - August
4, 2006
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McKeon, Miller Comment on GAO Report on Measuring Student
Achievement under No Child Left Behind - July 27, 2006
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Special Education, Limited English Proficient Students Making
Progress Under NCLB, Witnesses Tell House Education Panel - July
12, 2006
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House Education Chair Highlights Report of Invisible Money Campaign
Launched by Washington-Based NEA Lobbyists Against No Child Left
Behind Act - July 11, 2006
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House Panel Holds Second in Series of Hearings on No Child Left
Behind Act - June 13, 2006
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House Panel Begins Series of Hearings on No Child Left Behind Act
- May 18, 2006
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Statement of House Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman
McKeon on Passage of House Budget Resolution - May 18, 2006
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U.S. House Education Leaders Announce Series of Hearings on
Implementation, Impact of No Child Left Behind Act - May 11,
2006
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Education Committee Chair Highlights NCLB Report, Expresses Concern
about Lack of Participation in School Choice, Supplemental Services
Options - April 6, 2006
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House Backs Porter-Led Proposal to Improve Safety in U.S. Classrooms
- March 8, 2006
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Boehner, Enzi Letter to U.S. Department of Education Clarifies State
& Local Control of High School Curricula - February 1, 2006
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Republican Education Leaders Highlight Student Achievement Gains in
Urban School Districts - December 1, 2005
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Student Achievement Continues to Rise under No Child Left Behind
- October 19, 2005
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Education Secretary Highlights Flexibility & Student Achievement
Gains Under No Child Left Behind Act - September 29, 2005
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Boehner Statement on Pledge of Allegiance Ruling - September 14,
2005
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House Approves Rep. Porter Proposal to Help States & Local
Communities Ensure School Safety - September 14, 2005
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Boehner
Criticizes Latest Attempt by Education Reform Opponents to Undermine
Popular Principles of No Child Left Behind - August 23, 2005
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Republican Education Leaders Hail Student Achievement Gains -
July 14, 2005
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Private Sector Involvement Supporting State and Local High School
Reform Efforts, Witnesses Say - June 28, 2005
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Non-Profit Organizations are Helping States and Local Communities
Reform High Schools, Hearing Shows - June 9, 2005
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High
School Reform Must be Driven by States & Local Communities,
Governors Tell Congress - May 17, 2005
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Underachieving
School Districts
Shouldn’t Be Eligible to Offer Federally-Funded Tutoring, Boehner
Says - April 26, 2005
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Statement Of Reps.
Boehner And
Miller On Secretary Spellings’ Announcement On No Child Left Behind
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April 7, 2005
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Statement by House Education Committee Chairman John Boehner on New
Report Showing Academic Progress for Students with Limited English
Proficiency - March 16, 2005
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Statement by House
Education Committee Chairman John Boehner on National Conference of
State Legislatures’ Criticism of No Child Left Behind Act - February
23, 2005
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States
Returned More Than $66 Million in Unused Federal Education Funds to
Treasury in 2004, Government Figures Show - February 7, 2005
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Editorials
and Articles
Fact
Sheets
Dear
Colleague Letters
Committee
Action
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