>>I’ve read comments on the CNN article directly blaming Bush for all of this, and basically saying that the Atlanta teachers couldn’t help doing what they did due to the NCLB law.
That’s bull. When I worked in Jackson, Mississippi’s WORST schools they still followed the test legally even though 1/2 the 10th graders failed the Mississippi English exam.
Maybe if it were “regular” English instead of “Mississippi” English more would have passed it. “Mississippi” English seems to have a lot of southern drawl.