Bonus Digital Issue

Educators, parents, the public, and the nation's political leaders seem to agree that a comprehensive education is crucial to competing in the global marketplace of the 21st century. They also agree that the curriculum should include not only foundational subjects like reading, math, science, but others as well. The reality, however, is that subjects like history, civics, foreign language, and the arts fight hard for a place in the day-to-day curriculum—and not always successfully.

 

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The Never-Ending Story of ESEA Reauthorization

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), first passed in 1965, is five years overdue for reauthorization. We seek to examine what happens to the nation’s education law if ESEA is not reauthorized and NCLB continues to operate on autopilot--or what a new reauthorization could mean for education.

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