The Act to Help Children Read Gooder

Posted on February 23, 2009
Filed Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Jessica Gross

Here’s where education law gets fun.

No Child Left Behind has gotten a bad rap. Though Bush made it famous, it’s actually a reincarnation of a 1965 law, simply called the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. So, suggested Education Secretary Arne Duncan, why not start fresh? The proposal: separate the decades-old law from Bush’s legacy by renaming it.

As soon as Duncan posed the challenge, Eduwonk launched a contest to come up with a new name for NCLB. My favorite responses: “Act to Help Children Read Gooder,” “Officially Mandated Governmental Learning Ordinance Legislation act (OMG! LOL act),” and “It should be named Caitlin. Everybody seems to be naming things Caitlin these days.”

If you win the contest, you get a prize! To post your idea, go here — or just tell us, in comments.

(Source: The New York Times)

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