NCLB Rebellion Rages On

It turns out that the Department of Education's NCLB makeover (read the post below for details) is not good enough of for several states. USAToday.com reports that several states, including Texas, President Bush's homestate, and Utah, the state that gave Bush his biggest win during last year's election are still protesting the NCLB Act.

Texas' beef with the law is that the new version of the NCLB Act, which promises a slight increase of the percentage of students that will be exempted from the grade-level tests, really stinks. The new percentage-3%, according to USA Today (and 2%, according the Department of Education's press release)- isn't good enough for Texas legislators. They want 9% of their students to be exempted from the tests, which made the Department of Education very angry. Feeling that the state's demand is way too much, the department threatens to cut some of Texas' federal funds.

In Utah, state legislators plan to pass a bill that allow the state to be immune to Bush's efforts, which may put $120 million it receives in federal education aid in jeopardy.