No Child Left Behind: GOP senators want it to be history

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From the 1/1/08 Star-Tribune:

No Child Left Behind: GOP senators want it to be history
DFLers won't necessarily support a Republican effort to pull Minnesota out of the controversial federal school program.

Legislators have the much-maligned No Child Left Behind law in their cross hairs -- again.

When the 2008 legislative session cranks up next month in St. Paul, Republican senators will be ready to introduce a bill that would end Minnesota's participation in NCLB. The federal program is aimed at forcing schools to improve their students' test scores, and slaps many of them with penalties if they don't.

entire story at:

http://www.startribune.com/12963721.html