Saturday, August 25, 2007

Bush won't rest...

...until every child in America is at least as stupid as he is.

After Fairfax Misses Target, Officials Cite 'No Child' Flaws - washingtonpost.com
Fairfax County schools boast SAT scores significantly higher than the national average. More than 93 percent of graduates go on to college or trade schools. And the dropout rate is low.

But this week, the school system was given a new -- and negative -- label: failure to meet academic goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

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"This is not a question of academic performance. It's a question of a rigid [and asinine] law," said Gerald E. Connolly (D), chairman of the Board of Supervisors. "The No Child Left Behind law does not make allowances for a highly diverse school systems such as we have in Northern Virginia."
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