By Chris Hoenig
The No Child Left Behind Act, signed by President George W. Bush in 2001, was meant as a way to close the educational-achievement gap that left low-income studentswho are largely Black and Latinostruggling in failing schools.
Thirteen years later, President Barack Obama has introduced Excellent Educators for All, a new initiative aimed at picking up the pieces of an increasingly failing No Child Left Behind. Under the new initiative, which is structured so that it can be implemented without congressional approval, includes three components: