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Education experts and lobbyists say there is little chance Congress will meet President Obama’s request to rewrite No Child Left Behind before fall.
Duncan: Fix No Child Left Behind
Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged lawmakers in the House to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law, saying it is not fair and flexible.
Roundup: Wisconsin protests spread
Union workers are organizing in other states, including Ohio and Indiana, as tea partyers put together counter protests there and in Florida.
‘No Child Left Behind’ gets held back
It’s worth remembering that the "No Child Left Behind" education law was intensely controversial from the beginning. A decade later, it's even more controversial.
DREAM activists turn to states
Activists who lost the fight to pass a federal DREAM Act last month are pushing state-level bills to help illegal immigrants go to college.
Roundup: Arizona bars funeral protests
The state governor has signed emergency legislation to stop the Westboro Baptist Church's plans to protest funerals of the victims of Saturday's shooting.
Action alerts from advocacy organizations
HB12-1280
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The Beat: How Government Works
In this episode of "The Beat," we talk with Roll Call Associate Editor Paul Singer about a new project exploring the behind-the-scenes work that makes government function.
The Beat: Defense
Congress.org editor Ryan Teague Beckwith and CQ defense reporter John Donnelly discuss the latest in defense news.
Alerts from Groups and Organizations
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2
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