EDUCATION

Next President May Take NCLB Back To School

Barack Obama and John McCain accept the basic concept of the No Child Left Behind law--setting high standards in the classroom and holding schools accountable for educating all children. Both say they would reform the law rather than rewrite it.

by Lisa Caruso

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008


Barack Obama or John McCain will face the task of reauthorizing or refashioning No Child Left Behind. How would either one go about it? Both candidates accept the basic concept of setting high standards for students.

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