Diane Ravitch speaks out on NCLB

 As No Child Left Behind (NCLB) moves into the early stages of the reauthorization process, noted education historian Diane Ravitch offers some observations about the program. Writing on HuffingtonPost.com, Ravitch makes three key points: 1) The goal of 100% proficiency for every student in the United States is unattainable, 2) The sanctions mandated by NCLB are not working, and 3) There is no reason that the sanctions specified in the law will necessarily produce better results. For further information, read the full article.