The XX Factor : No Child Left Behind

Will Obama's Proposed Changes to No Child Left Behind Work?

Hanna Rosin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT

A post from guest blogger Linda Perlstein: Yesterday’s New York Times piece suggested that the adminstration might revisit the way what’s called Title 1 money is allocated under No Child Left Behind. If you’ve seen how those funds are currently distributed,...(read more)

Let's Hear It for Wonks

Jessica Grose — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:26:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX contributor Amanda Marcotte: It's been hard for me to support the Obama administration in the past few months because of what I perceive as an epic failure on the health care front. Even Obama's thumping of House Republicans seems...(read more)

School Daze

Ann Hulbert — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:10:00 GMT

College kids, I would say, are pretty thrilled to have controversial speakers, like Summers, who get useful debates going (and Dahlia, as you say, little kids love daddy playmates, and ignore puttering mothers). But at the risk of sounding like a schoolmarm—hey,...(read more)