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
(AFT, 11/5/07)
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. MORE...

Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Irresponsible Timetable for No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
(AFT, 09/10/07)
The American Federation of Teachers has listened for years to our members and others tell us what they think of the No Child Left Behind Act. MORE...

Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, on The Miller-McKeon Discussion Draft For Reauthorization of Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act
(AFT, 08/30/07)
This draft encourages a serious discussion of reauthorization and indicates a willingness to address many of the concerns raised about NCLB. MORE...

Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, on Student Achievement Trends Since Passage of the No Child Left Behind Act
(AFT, 06/05/07)
We applaud our country's teachers and students for the upward trend in test scores, noted in the report released today by the Center on Education Policy (CEP). However, as CEP's Jack Jennings points out in the press release accompanying the report, "There should be no rush to judgment as there may be many factors contributing to the increased achievement." We agree. MORE...

Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, on the No Child Left Behind Recommendations of the 2007 State Teachers of the Year (AFT, 04/27/07)
We are pleased that these honorees are demanding that Congress listen to teachers as it prepares to reauthorize No Child Left Behind.  MORE ...

AFT Signs Forum on Educational Accountability’s Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB
(AFT, 03/09/07)
The American Federation of Teachers today announced it has signed, with 110 others, the Forum on Educational Accountability's Joint Organizational Statement on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. MORE...

Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, on the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind
(AFT, 02/13/07)
The "Highly Qualified and Effective Teachers" recommendation in the commission's report should be a nonstarter for the congressional committees dealing with reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). MORE...