We should get out of the business of labeling schools as failures and create a new law that is fair and flexible , and focused on the schools and students most at risk , '' Duncan told the House Committee on Education and the Workforce . Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of U.S. schools are not now meeting goals for `` No Child Left Behind , '' he says . The Obama administration has been pushing to expand the law since it was signed in 2002. Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .
Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of U.S. schools are not now meeting goals for `` No Child Left Behind , '' he says . The Obama administration has been pushing to expand the law since it was signed in 2002. Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .