Education law rewrite passes Congress

States to gain more power over evaluations

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. prepares to sign legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday that changes how the nation's public schools are evaluated, rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. is at right, the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. is second from left. - photo by Associated Press

Congress Education Heal — House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. prepares to sign legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday that changes how the nation's public schools are evaluated, rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. is at right, the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. is second from left. - photo by Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Those federally mandated math and reading tests will continue, but a sweeping rewrite of the nation's education law will now give states — not the U.S. government — authority to decide how to use the results in evaluating teachers and schools. The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly, 85-12, to approve legislation rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002. On Thursday, President Barack Obama will sign it into law.

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