Duncan Says NCLB Has Led To "Dumbing Down Of Standards."

The Hill (1/28, Touhey) interviews Education Secretary Duncan about No Child Left Behind renewal and other issues. Duncan said, "I think the law is too punitive, too prescriptive, it's led to a dumbing down of standards, and it's led to a narrowing of curriculum. We need to fix all of those things. We have to reward success, reward excellence, look at growth and gain, not just absolute test scores. We have to be much more flexible."