PBS NewsHour

Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of 'No Child Left...

Clip: 09/23/2011 | 11m 20s

President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale and Education Trust President Kati Haycock.

Aired: 09/23/11 | Rating: NR

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