Statement by AFT President Edward J. McElroy
On the Senate Education Committee's Decision
To Slow Down Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) are right to slow down reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), insisting that quality, not the calendar, drive this process.

AFT members have had a consistent message to Congress on NCLB reauthorization: Let's Get It Right. We know that it is too important to our students, teachers and communities to do otherwise. 

We look forward to working with Congress to make sure the next version of this important federal education law makes sense for the teachers and students in our nation's classrooms.

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