Nick Anderson wrote in a blog for the Washington Post (1/12), "Every year since 2007, the education world has wondered whether Congress will revise" NCLB, yet each year, "lawmakers have punted. Will 2011 be any different? There are plenty of reasons for skepticism. First, congressional Republicans have their eyes on other matters, including spending cuts" and if the "Education Department budget takes a hit -- and it's hard to see how it won't be a big, inviting target for the new House GOP majority -- that might not bode well for bipartisan compromise on the school testing and accountability policies at the heart of the 2002 education law."
Obama May Push From ESEA Renewal In State Of The Union Address. Alyson Klein wrote in a blog for Education Week (1/12), "Rumor has it that the president is going to make a big push for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in his State of the Union address to the newly divided Congress, slated for Jan. 25. US Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is aiming for the panel to consider a bill by Easter, and then bring the measure to the floor in late spring or early summer, according to Justine Sessions, a spokeswoman for the committee."
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