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Hillary's Statement on the Bush Administration's Announcement of More Flexibility Within No Child Left Behind

March 18, 2008

Today the Bush Administration took a step forward in addressing the systemic problems in No Child Left Behind through a pilot that will allow 10 states to create more nuanced systems of school accountability. While a small pilot, this is a long overdue step in the right direction. By allowing states to differentiate between schools that need modest improvements and those that are chronically failing, this pilot will provide some much-needed flexibility.

This step, however, should be just the beginning. No Child Left Behind is a failed policy that needs fundamental overhaul - not tinkering around the edges. The one-size-fits-all approach of NCLB is simply not working, and today's announcement signals that the Bush Administration is beginning to acknowledge that. As President, I will work with Congress to end the No Child Left Behind Act, and put in its place a more sensible law that stops micromanaging our schools from the federal level and provides real support to struggling schools.

Hillary Clinton, Hillary's Statement on the Bush Administration's Announcement of More Flexibility Within No Child Left Behind Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/294070

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