You know, by increasing the absolute dollar amount allocated for schools, imposing requirements that would cost more than the allocation increase provides, and withholding funds from those that don't do what they can't do, you wind up giving out less money to schools and have the built-in reason that "the schools don't want the money."
A school-district rebellion stirring
Fazed by the rules and reach of 'No Child Left Behind,' more schools opt out of the most substantive reform in a generation.
By Amanda Paulson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
CHICAGO - From Utah to Virginia, a revolt is building in classrooms and legislatures against the biggest education reform in a quarter century. As elements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act take effect, state and local education officials, upset over the stringency of testing requirements and the cost of implementation, are openly criticizing the measure - and even threatening to defy it.
The rebellion, in some cases led by GOP lawmakers, could endanger a signature achievement of the Bush administration in an election year. At the least, it highlights the frequent tensions between policies in Washington and their effects in the classroom.
"I think Bush got maximum benefit for this bill on the day he signed it," says Jack Jennings, director of the Center on Education Policy, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington. "Now that we're into the very difficult implementation problems, he's probably going to get tarnished with the backlash."
Posted by P6 at February 11, 2004 08:17 AM
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Since when have you considered more regulation to be a bad thing?
Posted by Phelps at February 12, 2004 12:12 PMMy problem is incorrect regulation. Too much or too little.
Posted by P6 at February 12, 2004 02:38 PM