WaPo: McDonnell to seek waiver from No Child Left Behind
By Shaun Kenney | Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 | PolicyAbout freakin’ time…
“They had a noble goal, and that is, having a rising tide lift all boats,” the Republican governor said Tuesday on WTOP radio’s “Ask the Governor” program.
“But the problem is, I think it got eaten up with some unrealistic expectations and didn’t treat some states that already had high achievements well, in terms of monitoring adequate yearly progress,” McDonnell said. “An unusual amount of federal bureaucracy soaked up some of the money.”
Let’s hope states governors can put pressure on Congress to overturn this stupid, stupid law. Read it all.
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Shaun Kenney is the Chairman of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, former Communications Director for the Republican Party of Virginia, and an active blogger since 2002. Shaun lives in Thomas Jefferson's backyard with his wife, six children, and a modest attempt at a farm in Kents Store, Virginia.
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6 Responses to "WaPo: McDonnell to seek waiver from No Child Left Behind"
Remind me again how NCLB came about in the first place? It’s such an egregious case of nanny-statism that it’s hard to believe that a Republican majority passed it.
President Bush’s greatest achievements:
No Child Left Behind
Invasion of Iraq
Invasion of Afghanistan
Medicare Part D
Patriot Act
Are you a fan of any of those?
The liberation of Iraq, the liberation of Afghanistan, and the Patriot Act.
Three our of five ain’t bad. Why do you hate America so much, ToR?
@Andrew —
Agreed. Ostensibly, it was to improve a failing public education system. Unfortunately, the expectations were so unrealistic (by design) that the system had to give up the ghost eventually.
The kicker is that there probably isn’t enough money you could throw at public education to make it better. We’re spending more and more and more and generating the same mediocre product (worst in the G20) — and in some cases, equivalent to what we produced in the 1970s.
What is needed is more innovation. Devolving the Department of Education to the states and allowing state governments to institute the reforms they see fit — now there’s a solution.
Shaun,
I forgot about TARP!
No, I don’t hate America, I hate wasteful spending, tha’t all. Something I know you appreciate.
I think it is time to move forward to a more 21st century education reform initiative.
This is why we started – No Child Held Back!
It is a much stronger, more appropriate approach for long term excellence in education reform.
You can learn more @ http://www.nochildheldback.com.
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