Despite good intentions, there is bipartisan agreement No Child Left Behind (NCLB) needs to be changed. One of the biggest failings of our nation's K-12 education law is its overly prescriptive accountability system, known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The federally mandated system applies a rigid metric for gauging the progress of schools around the country. All schools that fail to meet tar... Read more »
Last week, the Obama administration once again put politics ahead of the American people by announcing three recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) at a time when the U.S. Senate was not actually in recess. As the Wall Street Journal proclaimed: Eager to pick a fight with Congress as part of his re-election campaign, Mr. Obama did the Constitutional equivalent of sticking a... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans recently released two pieces of draft legislation designed to enhance school accountability, improve flexibility, and support more effective teachers in American classrooms. The bills, which build upon previous legislative efforts, signal Republicans remain staunchly committed to reforming K-12 education law. The Elementary and Secondary Educ... Read more »
By Chairman John Kline (R-MN) As originally appeared on CNN.com. Ten years ago, "No Child Left Behind" became the law of the land. Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child Left Behind was heralded as groundbreaking. And in some ways, it was. The expanded use of data helped superinte... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) have asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the White House Counsel to remit documents and information concerning recent recess appointments to the NLRB. In particular, the committee leaders seek information regarding the qualificatio... Read more »
President Obama recently named three “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, despite the fact the U.S. Senate is not actually in recess. The president’s announcement has raised a host of legal and constitutional questions that will plague the work of the new board. As House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) stated after the president’s announc... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released two pieces of draft legislation to reform current elementary and secondary education law, known as No Child Left Behind. The proposals will improve accountability, increase flexibility, and support more effective teachers in the classroom. “The upcoming 10 year anniversary of No Child Left Behind provides... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for December: “As more Americans get back on their feet and find work, leaders in Washington must be especially careful not to push policies and initiatives that could send our economy back into a tailspin. Thirty-five straight months ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today appeared on Bill Bennett’s “Morning in America” radio program to discuss the president’s decision to appoint three new members to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval. “The National Labor Relations Board has been around since the National Labor Relations Act [was enacted] in the 1930s, and it... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements after President Obama announced three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Chairman Kline: “President Obama’s stunning move to install not one but three new members to the Nation... Read more »
