What exactly was the "No Child Left Behind" Act?

It was written by Ted Kennedy (D), and passed by Bush. Sure seems to have worked, considering how many Chicago schools alone don't have a single student proficient in math at grade level.

This is a decently evenhanded review, but notice how many waivers were passed.

Teachers (unions, at least) hated it because it involved measuring teacher performance (which was later watered down to be meaningless.)

I think was Reagan that mentioned that the Department of Education had never taught a single student, so why did it even exist with so much funding?

You're not missing much. They do write lengthy academic papers about what worked and what didn't, which nobody will read, but FedGov probably funded those after actions too.

If 1 person gets across they border we have to let them bring their entire extended family.

Instead of trying to speed up the dummies, they slow down the smarties

To me, it laid the groundwork for what we’re seeing in places like Maryland and Oregon, where no one can read at grade level, where they get rid of being able to read and write to graduate.

It planted the seeds of “equity” that we’re seeing now. Those first group of kids are now teachers, indoctrinated with this CRT/Woke ideology. It’s all they have known. These are the participation trophy kids, too. They don’t know competition.

Like so many here have said, we stunted the academic growth of the smartest to teach to the level of the least capable.

Now, we’re seeing the fruits of that failed initiative.

“Remember we were giving kids a Head Start, head start, left behind…someone’s losing fricking ground”

-George Carlin

Also

“Before long the only thing you’ll need to get into college is a fricking pencil..this is physics, you got a pencil? Get the frick in there”

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To me, it laid the groundwork for what we’re seeing in places like Maryland and Oregon, where no one can read at grade level, where they get rid of being able to read and write to graduate.

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Now they've made the Military so distasteful thanks to their deliberate woke nonsense, that recruitment is in the sewer to the point that they've begun waiving HS diplomas.

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What exactly was the "No Child Left Behind" Act?

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Another failed attempt by the federal government to improve literally anything.

Should have been labled the "Every Child Kept Behind" Act. In my opinion it held exceptionalism back.

The standards have been continually lowered since the inception of the Dept of Education and the kids still cant keep up.

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However, you cannot put a borderline SPED kid in the same class with an honors kid and expect them to learn together

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Preach. In 5th grade last year, in an an extremely affluent elementary district, my kid had four or five kids with earmuffs in a class of about 22. They couldn't sit through 60 seconds of the end of year class presentation without beating themselves in the head, and having two TA's to keep them under sort of control.

Unpopular opinion, it's not public education. Department of Defense schools in the 80s were funded at about 30-40% of the average US school. Yet, because they parents, even e-dogs, were involved, they excelled, regardless of race. Show up on time. Do your homework. Respect your teachers (zing!)

Many, many, moms have wrecked their kids, and that's the cause. I don't want to get racial, but the Nigerians, Indians, and Chinese don't have these problems, but kids that aren't a part of that group suck more. Some more than others.