Reforming American Public Education in 2012: The States to Watch | Dropout Nation: Coverage of the Reform of American Public Education Edited by RiShawn Biddle

Reforming American Public Education in 2012: The States to Watch | Dropout Nation: Coverage of the Reform of American Public Education Edited by RiShawn Biddle: "Connecticut, where Gov. Dan Malloy is putting together a school reform agenda, is one of five states where there will be great opportunities for reform -- and equally great obstacles to overcome.
Certainly discussions about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will be one of the big issues in the coming year — as will the Obama administration’s efforts to essentially gut the law’s accountability provisions through its less-than-thoughtful waiver gambit (which, as the Center for American Progress has shown in its recent report, hasn’t brought out much good from any of the states applying to escape the law). School reform will also be an issue in this year’s presidential election race."