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Right- who needs accountability for teachers who just happen to be loyal union members. Also, the Liberal Lion, The Late Not So Great Ted Kennedy, would be rolling in his grave to hear his fellow libbies bashing legislation that he co-authored.
But, but, but.... but I thought it was Boooooooooooooosh?
Originally Posted by jon harrison
2) The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001, a 670-page federal
assault on local control over public schools. This pet project of
the Republican president, made into law with the help of Sen.
Ted Kennedy and other Democrats, is the direct descendant
(technically a re-authorization) of Lyndon Johnson's Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a linchpin of the Great Society legislative program
You mean that great society the OP continues to tell us is so great everytime Obama passes a bill but now has sudden problems with "big government"
The program may have had good intentions, but it just didn't work in practice, and hence was a failure. Billions of dollars washed down the drain. It is amazing some "conservatives" here still defend the waste/government intrusion even after the program has been proven to be a failure. At the same time they criticize Obama for cutting the waste. It's partisanship and hypocrisy at its worst.
Equally amazing is that many of those same conservatives condemn the public school system every chance they get and yet when some attempt is made to improve things they would rather maintain the status quo.
Starting to feel that they really don't want things to improve for our children for the simple reason that it would deprive them of another talking point.
the bush/kennedy NCLB was/is a GREAT IDEA to HELP students and make schools (teachers and administrators) ACCOUNTABLE....the problem was the implementation...they set the standards too high too quickly....and lack of proper funding
why do liberals want our children to be dumb (but passed)
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A good step in the right direction for america, Obama will begin ending another in the long line of Bush admin disasters today by phasing out no child left behind in 10 states.
You need to brush up on your history, son. No Child Left Behind was the darling of DEMS. All they needed was a RINO in the WH to come on board, and it happened. Yea, supported at the time by Obama.
Still going for the "It's all kenndy's fault!" when it had strong GOP support in the house, senate, and signed by the republican president? Sometimes It's good to put the shovel down before you dig yourself all the way to China.
If that's the way you feel, then why did you call it a "Bush disaster" with zero mention of any Democrat support for it in your initial post?
Is ignoring your own side's hand in implementing an unpopular policy something only you're allowed to do?
Yeah, ted kennedy has the sole power to override the house, senate, and president to pass whatever he wants
It was a disastrous bill that was basically an iron fisted "big government" overwatch on the education system. I thought the GOP was against more government, they should be applauding this
He didn't need it. It was overwhelmingly supported by Dems. It was the GOP that kept trying to stop it.
I'm glad you're admitting that the DEM NCLB garbage is a disaster. And we ARE applauding it.
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Sometimes It's good to put the shovel down before you dig yourself all the way to China.
