SHUTDOWNS! STATE TAKEOVERS! MASS FIRINGS!

I'm still in finals mode, so I have to make this quick...


1,750 schools are on the chopping block, say Pres. Bush. The schools did not meet the government's requirements, so...BOOM!

Wait, it gets worse, CNN.com says:

there is growing concern that the number of schools in serious trouble under the No Child Left Behind law is rising sharply -- up 44 percent over the past year alone -- and is expected to swell by thousands in the next few years.

If your school is under Bush's radar, your only options are:

Hire an outside organization to run the school. Reopen the school as a charter school, with new leadership and less regulation. Replace most or all of the school staff with any ties to the school's failure. Turn operation of the school over to the state, if the state agrees. Choose any other major restructuring that will fundamentally reform the school.

Finals Week is a pain in the @##

I know it's been a while, but I'm in the home stretch-I'm working on finishing the final stages of completing graduate school. Last week, this week (which is finals week), and probably next week is filled with final projects and papers that must be completed in order for me to graduate.

To tie you over, check these intriguing No Child Left Behind articles from nochildleft.com:

NCLB Loopholes
A Nation of Dropouts?


Be patient with me, fans. I WILL be back as soon as possible.