NCLB vs. the NEA's national agenda.(LETTERS)(FORUM)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: May 30, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Many states are having trouble accepting the changes the No Child Left Behind Act mandates. They state myriad problems including funding, the timetable laid out for adherence, the higher standards and the newly defined qualifications for teachers.

Democrats and state's rights Republicans are banding together in an unusual effort to either amend or repeal the NCLB legislation. Neither is expected to happen.

But one of the bigger problems this group has with NCLB is that it is a federal legislation and therefore creates federal control over ...

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