The US Senate voted on December 9 to overturn “No Child Left Behind” and to replace the 2003 law with a law which puts more control of education in the hands of the states and local school districts. The House already passed the same bill.
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President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law before the year ends.
“No Child Left Behind” gave the federal government more power over education at the expense of the states. Many people view that law as mandating more testing and as leading to the Common Core curriculum, both opposed by more and more parents.
Under the new law, states would set their own standards and decide how much testing is necessary. States would still need to test students in math and English/language arts, to publish those results, and to help failing students and schools.
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