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Hilton, Michael – National Coalition on School Diversity, 2017
The National Coalition on School Diversity has updated this review of federal support for school integration during the tenures of Secretaries Arne Duncan and John King, who both served during the Obama Administration. While much remains to be done, the Obama Administration has made concrete progress on school integration policy. This overview…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Student Diversity, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ravitch, Diane – Teacher Educator, 2014
This article address the falsehoods regarding No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top legislation, the educational reformers' stance that schools are failing, the privatization movement in education, and the issues of technology in the schools. The importance of poverty is emphasized, although policymakers ignore it and advocate school choice as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Misconceptions, Federal Legislation, Public Education
Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2012
It's been a decade since former President Bush proposed and Congress passed the No Child Left Behind law. The goal of this law was to raise student achievement and reduce the gap between different groups of students, especially white and minority students. The law's passage reflected a broad consensus among elected officials, business leaders and…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Minority Group Students, Educational Change, Best Practices