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Friday, October 17, 2003

Several Children Left Behind . . .

. . . but we didn't need them anyway! Here is a nice and simple graphic comparison of what Bush said he would do in his "No Child Left Behind" program and what he actually did. It isn't pretty.

Thanks to the lovely Lindsey for finding this.

Update: The Washington Post has an article analyzing this very issue.

President Bush's No Child Left Behind education program -- acclaimed as a policy and political breakthrough by the Republicans in January 2002 -- is threatening to backfire on Bush and his party in the 2004 elections.

The signature education plan is pledged to improve the performance of students, teachers and schools with yearly tests and serious penalties for failure. Although many Republicans and Democrats are confident the system will work in the long run, Bush is being criticized in swing states such as West Virginia for not adequately funding programs to help administrators and teachers meet the new, and critics say unreasonable, standards.

posted by chris at 3:25 PM
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