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Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind'

Clip: 8/8/2011 | 6m 23s

Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind'

Nearly a decade after it was enacted, many schools are having trouble meeting No Child Left Behind's benchmarks. Gwen Ifill gets details to proposed changes to the law.

08/08/2011

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