The Choice Channel

“U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on Wednesday proposed ‘a more nuanced’ way of evaluating schools under President Bush’s No Child Left Behind school reform law — one that would differentiate between schools that are close to meeting state math, reading and science standards and those that are ‘chronic, chronic underperformers.’ Under the proposed change, public schools with just a few struggling students could help students without being labeled underperforming. In the bargain, they’d avoid sanctions that can include firing staff, privatizing or even closing their doors.” (06/27/07)