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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The End of an Error | Intercepts

The End of an Error | Intercepts

The End of an Error

The U.S. Supreme Court declined, without comment, to review Pontiac v. Spellings, NEA’s lawsuit against the No Child Left Behind Act. That such a flawed argument made it this far before failing is a testament to the union’s single-mindedness. Understanding the broader issues involved, the Obama administration defended the law, despite its own misgivings about it. NEA declared itself “disappointed.”
UPDATE: I notice the op-ed in USA Today from Congressmen Obey and Miller omits any reference to a class-size “explosion” and mentions only “overcrowded classrooms.”

“A very clever tactical retreat, Major.”