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Barack Obama defeats John McCain and is elected the 44th president. Substantial changes in the No Child Left Behind Act are eventually expected
Changes are eventually expected in the No Child Left Behind policy, but with the two on-going wars and the current preoccupation with our nation's economic problems leaves nobody to know when this change will really happen. -
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 provides more than 90-billion dollars for education
The primarily objectives are to save and create jobs, and the secondary objectives are to provide temporary relief programs for those most impacted by the recession and invest in infrastructure, education, health, and green energy. -
Quest to Learn (Q2L), the first school to teach primarily through game-based learning with a class of sixth graders.
There plans are to teach primarily through game-based learning, and add a grade each year until the school serves students in grade six through twelve. -
Mendez vs. Westminster and the California Board of Education is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sylvia Mendez parents fought in 1943 so she could have an equal education through the landmark court case battle of Mendez v. Westminster, et al. -
President Obama announces the U.S. Department of Education is inviting each State educational agency to reuest flexibility regarding the No Child Left Behind Act
The president sent the jobs bill to Congress that would put thousands of teachers back to work all across the country and modernize at least 35,000 schools. He agrees that too many schools are under-resourced, too many teachers who want to be in the classroom who aren't becuse of budget constraints, not because they can't do the job. -
Alabame becomes the first state "to require public schools to check the immigration status" of students.
A judged ruling upheld several portions of Alabama's tough new immigration law including the section on public school enrollment. Civil rights and immigrants advocacy groups are already planning their appeals for the future. -
President Obama announces the applications of ten states seeking waivers from some of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Law were approved
New Mexico's state also recieved 2 waivers, bringing the total to 11 applications being approved for waivers. Towards the end of February, 26 states applied for waivers. It is most likey that they will also be approved in the future. -
Republican candidate Mitt Romney warns of a "National Education Emergency/"
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at an economic summit hosted by Latino Coalition. He blames teachers unions for blocking needed education reform, and calls for expanding school choice by offering vouchers to low-income students and those with disabilities. -
Washington and Wisconsin become teh two most recent states to be granted waivers
There are 26 states in total who have recieved waivers. Several more states are waiting for approval. -
Seattle high school teachers have refused to give the district-mandated Measures of Academy Progress
Seattle has become part of a growing boycott against the excessive use of standardized tests to evaluate students, teachers, schools, districts and states. They quote "we are not troublemakers nor do we want to impede the high functioning of our school." They just feel like the standardized tests harm their school, and they can't continue to harm their school and their students. -
State of Union Address
President Obama along with several other states agree that students should stay in school until they graduate from high school or reach the age of 18. The District of Columbia also require attendance until the age of 18.
