"Nochildleft behindisadismalfailure.howcanwecreate a realeducationact, withproperfunding, to make studentscreative, life-longlearnersinsteadof teaching to a test?" (education)?
The current version of the law, signed by George W.Bush eight years ago,is known as the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Although it is not often recognized as a vehicle for future economic competitiveness and prosperity, NoChildLeftBehindis remarkably attuned to the needs of students who we want to succeed in a competitive world.
But our goal is to maintain the best spirit of NoChildLeftBehind, which is we want high standards, we want every kid learning, but we also want greater flexibility.