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Monday, August 17, 2009

Reinventing No Child Left Behind : Indybay


Reinventing No Child Left Behind : Indybay:

"Reinventing No Child Left Behind - by Stephen Lendman

Enacted on January 8, 2002, the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) sponsors claimed it would close the achievement gap between inner city and rural schools and more affluent suburban ones by setting high reading and math standards, then testing to assure they're achieved. However, the law's real aim is to commodify public education, end government responsibility for it, and make it another business profit center"