Out here in the real world people are desperately in need of help from the government.
If not on education then what?
We can't all live our lives in gated communities.
Decades of abuse by teachers' unions have bequeathed a legacy of ignorance and we must begin to change that by insisting on standards.
If Ex42 were in charge of NCLB, the dramatic improvement in reading in some very poor districts would be heralded. Instead, we hear complaining that NCLB dictates how teachers must teach, especially by teachers who fight against teaching phonics.
I even heard a talk show host blame NCLB for not having enough physical education in middle school. That change started long before NCLB.