CHEYENNE — State Superintendent Jim McBride says incentives would be a better way to go than punishments in the federal No Child Left Behind Law.

That’s one of McBride’s draft recommendations for improving the law, which is coming up for reauthorization in Congress. Another suggestion: Give states more flexibility in implementing the law.

McBride said he’s seeking comments from Wyoming educators, business leaders and the public to get their ideas about reforming No Child Left Behind.

He said he speaks often with Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., about No Child Left Behind. Enzi is a member of the Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee and will be involved in the law’s reauthorization.

The goal of the law is for all students to be proficient in all subjects by 2014.