Administration’s Reform Proposal
Educational Excellence for All Children Act
We know fundamentally that if we are going to change the wayour schools work, we must change the way we invest Federal aidin our schools.First, this legislation strengthens accountability for results.It says that States and school districts that choose to acceptFederal aid must take responsibility for turning around failingschools, or shutting them down. It says they must give parentsreport cards not just on their children, but on the children’sschools.It says school districts must have strong discipline codesthat are fair, consistent, and focused on prevention. It saysthey must make sure that teachers actually know the subjects theyare teaching. It says they…
