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Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2008
The No Child Left Behind Act has been the subject of intense debate in school board meetings, state legislatures, and Washington policy circles. Everywhere, it seems, but the presidential campaign--the winner of which may have the most important voice in reshaping the federal role in K-12 education. In their education proposals, Democratic Senator…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Political Campaigns, Federal Government, Role
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2007
President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton have both enacted significant expansions in federal oversight of K-12 schools during their terms. In the combined 15 years of the Clinton and Bush presidencies so far, the federal government has required states to set academic goals for their students and has made schools and districts…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Political Campaigns, Presidents
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2007
President Bush's new plan to heighten the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act's focus on high schools is being questioned by policy makers. This article discusses how the Bush administration, with its proposals to reauthorize the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the NCLB, wants to use the law to change the way high…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, High Schools, Educational Policy