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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Government Creates New and Improved No Child Left Behind Act

You guys have heard about the No Child Left Behind Act, right? Sure you have. We ALL have. Its that education law created by the Bush Administration that is making high schools across the nation miserable (read Should "No Child Left Behind" Law be left behind?, Several States are Terrified Thanks to No Child Left Behind Act, and Government Responds to States' Problems With No Child Left Behind Act to refresh your memory).

This have become so bad that the state of Connecticut a started a federal lawsuit against the act (more on that in my next post).

In a CNN.com article, the government plans to add more flexablity to the Act to cut schools some slack. Of course there's a catch:"Only states that can prove progress or a strong commitment to improve will be seriously considered for that flexibility," says the government.

Read the article to find out more.

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