U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) said Saturday the No Child Left Behind educational law must either be dropped or drastically retooled if it is to serve, and not fail, Arizona students, particularly English-language learners. Its become punitive as opposed to what the intent was, said Grijalva, who sits on the House subcommittee that will rewrite the act, giving him considerable pull in how it will fare in the House. Read more of this article from the Arizona Daily Star.
Posted by Steve Groft on 16 April 2007 in Language Learners , Policy