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Congress Gets Closer to Replacing No Child Left Behind

The United States Capitol Building on a summer day.

Congress Gets Closer to Replacing No Child Left Behind

This summer, the House and Senate passed their separate bills to replace No Child Left Behind of 2002, the current federal education law.  Education stakeholders are hopeful Congress will finish a bill this year to replace what most agree is a broken law. The Senate’s bill contains several wins for the community schools movmement, including the establishing of a Full-Service Community Schools grant program, allowing Title IV funds to support community school coordinators, requiring more community-based needs assessments, and addressing school climate and discipline in Title I plans. READ MORE…