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A citizens' guide to what's wrong with the nation's radical federal education legislation—and a passionate call for change The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has become the most fiercely debated education issue of this election year, and it will be at the center of the national conversation... read more

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Many civil rights advocates initially hailed the Bush administration's major education bill, optimistically entitled No Child Left Behind, as a step forward in the long battle to improve education for those children traditionally left behind in American schools-in particular, students of color and students living in poverty, new English learners, and students with disabilities.
 

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