MCPS superintendent: Have we really learned lessons of No Child Left Behind? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

MCPS superintendent: Have we really learned lessons of No Child Left Behind? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

MCPS superintendent: Have we really learned lessons of No Child Left Behind?

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by Joshua P. Starr, the new superintendent of the high-achieving Montgomery County Public Schools system in Maryland.

By Joshua P. Starr

As a school superintendent, I’m glad to see that President Barack Obama has launched a national conversationabout dismantling No Child Left Behind. However, I’m concerned about what may take its place and whether a new law will be what our education system and our country need to improve.

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