No Testing Company Left Behind

By Kate Ackley
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 17, 2007, 12 a.m.

Experts can argue endlessly about whether the No Child Left Behind Act has made U.S. school children any smarter. One thing is clear, though: The legislation has nurtured a now-booming industry of tutoring and testing enterprises that have blossomed on the government’s dime.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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