Has No Child Left Behind Improved Public Education?

Has No Child Left Behind Improved Public Education?

In January of 2002, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, which penalizes or rewards schools based on students’ performance on standardized tests. Nearly seven years later the questions surrounding this controversial legislation are as pressing as ever. Does No Child Left Behind make the grade?

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sunshiner424
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Sounds a little like the monumental flop of my state's mandatory Read More

- sunshiner424 | November 29, 2009 4:31PM

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