Who really hates this law? Public school administrators and teacher's unions. If you think about it for a while it won't take you long to figure out why.
It is parents and teachers (not administrators and not unions) who hate this law. It is people who are interested in quality education, and not a right-wing agenda to disenfranchise the middle and lower class families. It is people who are sick of federal government meddling and unfunded mandates. It is people who, regardless of their position on education in general, realize that any law promoted by the Bush administration is to the detriment of society, especially those named in opposition to their true purpose using Karl Rove's double-plus ungood double speak.
And since I offer an equal amount of proof, and more logic, for my position than Atherton's post, my statements must be as valid or more valid.
The idea of leaving no child behind in school is wonderful, if somewhat next to impossible to achieve. The No Child Left Behind law does nothing to help the situation, is completely misnamed, and in fact, is so problematic as to make things worse.
I am not a union member, or even a teachers union supporter. I am a big critic of school administrators. I am a parent and a concerned citizen. And this law stinks.
Bipartisan support in Congress is meaningless in this day and age. There was bipartisan support for invading Iraq, too. But both of these situations were analogous to the question of "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" They were political dirty tricks -- no matter which way a politician voted, they were sure to get beat up for it. I prefer to make my evaluations of laws based on reasoned logic and the overall good for society -- not on how a bunch of ethically bankrupt politicians vote in an effort to keep their lucrative jobs and enrich themselves.
Chris Johnson - Fulton
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