[Maelstrom]

First, don't forget Ted Kennedy's involvement with the law.

Second, many schools are going to do poorly due to the re-integration of learning-disabled children.

These two things combined are going to operate to have this law reformed very quickly

[George W. Bush]

Second, many schools are going to do poorly due to the re-integration of learning-disabled children.

Oh, no, they're not!

They're already seeking and getting exceptions for the 'disabled'.

Naturally, everyone should understand readily what kind of sham this really is. Even stupid soccer moms should be able to see through it.

This is the crap that makes experienced state legislators so dubious about the whole thing. They've been down this road before. Start a big testing program only to have those who might drag the scores down excluded. This is exactly what happened in the Texas 'education miracle'. Not to mention the teachers caught cheating to help their students so they wouldn't look bad.

The idea that a few tests will fix all that is wrong with public education is so silly that I'm surprised people don't start laughing out loud when someone suggests it.

The real work of improving schools is a lot harder than throwing a lot of money at a couple of state or federal mandated tests.