Just a note to update the latest on this Act that remains so unpopular. At least 27 states have already told the administration they’re opting out, and most of the rest are still considering it, MSNBC reports. To earn a waiver states must adopt higher standards in some areas than the law requires, but most have already done so. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he’s actively encouraging states to opt out. “It’s far too punitive, far too prescriptive,” he explained. It “led to a narrowing of the curriculum. None of those things are good for children.” In a sign of just how unpopular the 2002 law is, few critics of Obama’s move to kill it have emerged; in a January poll, 53% said No Child needed “major revisions,” while another 21% wanted it eliminated entirely.
Note the words: punitive, prescriptive, narrowing of the curriculum. None of these are good for the children. Well, what else is new? When is there to be something solid for the good of the children?
They just turned and walked away and accepted the waiver of adopting higher standards (much the way these wild turkeys did when they realized that I was intruding with a camera).
Note the words: punitive, prescriptive, narrowing of the curriculum. None of these are good for the children. Well, what else is new? When is there to be something solid for the good of the children?