Suit rips No Child Left Behind funding

[NVMojo]

The nation's largest teachers union and its Illinois affiliate filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the U.S. secretary of education of failing to fully fund the federal No Child Left Behind law by several billion dollars and forcing states to make up the difference by diverting funds from gifted programs, efforts to cut class size and other initiatives.

Language in the law itself says schools can't be required to do things Washington doesn't pay for, the complaint alleges.

"Reform without resources is a cruel hoax," said Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association, which is leading the way in the first national suit against NCLB.

"If in fact you're going to be responsible for mandating certain kinds of programs, you have to be responsible for paying for them."

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1. Suit rips No Child Left Behind funding

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-nclb21.html

The nation's largest teachers union and its Illinois affiliate filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the U.S. secretary of education of failing to fully fund the federal No Child Left Behind law by several billion dollars and forcing states to make up the difference by diverting funds from gifted programs, efforts to cut class size and other initiatives.

Language in the law itself says schools can't be required to do things Washington doesn't pay for, the complaint alleges.

"Reform without resources is a cruel hoax," said Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association, which is leading the way in the first national suit against NCLB.

"If in fact you're going to be responsible for mandating certain kinds of programs, you have to be responsible for paying for them."

21 states act to change law

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2. Now this is an issue that affects most people whether they have kids

or not.

The No Child Left Behind Act is one of those initiatives that basically will undermine public education as they force rules that districts have no money to put into action.

Take for instance PA, under repuke leadership we have seen state funding of public education slashed. Districts now have to raise local taxes to make up the difference...Federal tax cuts have just exacerbated this issue.

This issue is even more important that who the pope is...this issue hits us all at home.

[NVMojo]

3. The Bush regime, screwing America, one state at a time!