House freshmen could be pivotal on NCLB renewal

  Many of the 41 freshman Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives criticized the 5-year-old No Child Left Behind law while on the campaign trail as an unfunded federal mandate that forces schools to narrow their instruction so that students can pass standardized tests. But now, many of those members are seeking common ground with key Democratic architects of the NCLB law, most notably Rep. George Miller of California, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. Read more about the politics involved in the NCLB renewal debate in this article from Education Week.