03-15-2010: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Obama administration release broad principles for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act. According to the Department of Education's press release, "The plan will ask states to ensure that their academic standards prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace, and to create accountability systems that recognize student growth and school progress toward meeting that goal."  Read "A Blueprint for Reform."