off topic but...the wapo should be happy.  bush just commuted libby's sentence.  i guess the message would be:  freed men tell no tales.

Spose this will win him the acclaim he lost over immigration?

Back on topic, how can a program that was never fully funded suceed. Results were defined pior to the program? How is failure defined, no consequences for who?

Personally I got a pretty good education in the sixties. Nothing fancy,occasionally boring. The big eyeopenner was college history classes. Somehow my feeling is the schooling is being micromanaged by people more interested keeping information away from the students.

You have to think in bush speak. No child left behind means he left them all behind.

if you wonder about US history ane K-12 education read Diane Ravitsch, the language police, this book will explain some of the issues dealing with what is studied.  Ravitsch deals with how different groups manipulate the subject matter and language involved.

NCLB has been a disaster.  I am a doctoral student in education.  Last fall in studying education policy the class included several fellow studetns involved in education, and a professor who has spent significant time observing NCLB.  There was not a singe positive comment about the policy during the semester.  This plus the shifting standards, at least in Florida, has led to the realisation that NCLB has accomplished nothing.  Going back to state versus federal standards there were schools given "A"s by the state that were considered failures by NCLB standards.  This latter comment tends to deligitimize the standards ssumed by the state level examinations.

No FELON left behind.

The Bush legacy: Crook, corrupt, scofflaw. 

But like others have stated before. One major flaw with NCLB is that to keep current funding schools are focusing only on the skills and requirements needed.  They are ignoring knowledge that students should learn, but is not considered "important."

A lot of teachers are complaining that all their time is consumed teaching just for the NCLB tests. 

Republicans crafted a plan

that was thrilling to "their type of man".

No child "left" behind,

has a "right" side in kind

In the middle Mark Foley makes his stand. 

Examining the scores on standardized tests cannot provide an indication of performance.  The scale used to score these tests actually mask results, and don't compare with the traditional grading done in the classroom.  Those who score standardized tests are required to sign a confidentiality agreement which prohibits them from discussing the tests they have evaluated.  And the tests themselves are never viewed by anyone.  Any conclusion about improvements on standardized tests should arise from the tests themselves, not the scores.