SOME STATES BALKING AT FEDERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS THEY SAY THEY GOT MANDATES WITHOUT MONEY TO FUND THEM IN THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT.(FRONT)

From: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: May 2, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Kathryn Masterson Associated Press

HARTFORD, CONN. -- As a former high school teacher, Mark Boughton is all for the intent of President Bush's sweeping education law known as the No Child Left Behind Act.

But Boughton is also mayor of Danbury, a cash-strapped city of 75,000 in western Connecticut that recently eliminated 17 jobs to save money. So when the schools superintendent asked for $500,000 and 14 new employees to help implement the new law, Boughton had to say no.

"It's a great package, but it's useless without money behind it," said Boughton, who like ...

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