Reville Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee

On February 8, Lecturer Paul Reville testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions at a hearing on No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorization and strategies that promote school improvement. Reville focused his comments on the effects NCLB has on state education agencies and their abilities to provide the necessary support to schools and districts.

Reville identified key components of an effective statewide system including leadership support, planning and implementation, better access to data, curriculum and instructional support, professional development, and building district level capacity.

"It is crucial that state departments of education receive the support needed to assist schools in need of improvement," Reville told the committee. "Without urgent attention to limited capacity issues at the state level, the promise of education reform that is at the heart of No Child Left Behind is in jeopardy."

Reville, director of the Education Policy and Management Program at HGSE is also the president of the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, an independent policy organization dedicated to the improvement of PreK–12 public education. The Rennie Center conducts research, convenes policymakers and shapers, and advocates for solutions to Massachusetts' educational challenges.