Virginia’s senators propose one year reprieve in NCLB testing

 Virginia Sens. John W. Warner and James Webb have introduced legislation to protect schools from Bush administration threats to withhold millions of dollars in aid in a clash over federal testing rules. The bipartisan measure addresses a controversy that has swelled in Virginia and other states over testing requirements for students with limited English skills. Read about the proposal in this article from The Washington Post. In addition, Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher voices his support for one of the Virginia school administrators caught in the middle of the dispute in this column.