Education

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind

By Philip Elliott
Published June 19, 2013 5:57pm ET
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House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks in Danbury, Conn. Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would replace the one-sized-fits-all national standards of No Child Left Behind with ones that states write for themselves. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill,) | Jessica Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less.

Members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday considered a replacement to the law that expired in 2007. From the start, the Republican-led panel focused on reducing Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s authority.

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