Business Coalition Testifies on No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

John J. Castellani, president of the Business Roundtable, expressed business leaders' support for reauthorizing a strengthened No Child Left Behind Act and urged Congress to maintain the law's accountability measures to ensure that the nation meets the goal of all students being able to read and do math on grade level by 2014. Mr. Castellani testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor on behalf of the Business Coalition for Student Achievement (BCSA), a coalition that represents business leaders from every sector of the economy.

Mr. Castellani's testimony addressed the Committee's staff discussion draft for reauthorization of Title I of the law. Along with calling for continued accountability for achievement in reading and math, Mr. Castellani urged that the reauthorization legislation maintain a transparent accountability system and funding for and access to public school choice and supplemental educational services.