Leaving Children Behind Again

The No Child Left Behind Act gets gutted---by the Secretary of Education:

A few weeks ago when an Associated Press story revealed that more than half the states had created gaping loopholes in No Child Left Behind’s strict school-rating system—with the approval of the U.S. Department of Education—the press and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle were quick to decry the situation and call for an immediate fix.

Not so Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, who expressed only the mildest dismay, and promised no concrete remedy.

That's because Spellings—who first helped design and then enforce the law during four years at the White House domestic-policy shop—has been methodically gutting No Child Left Behind since about the time she became secretary.

Perhaps when we leave the teacher's union and NEA behind we'll start educating our kids again.