Will No Child Left Behind be around after Bush leaves office?

Answer 1

I would say no. A close look at the requirements has Literacy at 100% by 2014. Anybody in education knows that the mere idea of 100% literacy is comical. Politicians are real good at that--setting goals that can't be measured until they've left office. NCLB has been under attack legally from the outset. My guess is that the Democrat Congress--Dems are traditionally pro-teacher--will get around to education either by the end of this session or the beginning of the next. Bush is likely to veto (it would be his first) any changes to NCLB he deems too radical. But, after he's gone a new education package is certain to be passed, even if there's a Republican as President, but certainly if the Prez is a Democrat.

Answer 2

Well, since they are already trying to "up the ante" for teacher requirements from Highly Qualified to Highly Qualified and Effective and many of the legislators think it's great because now they don't have to think about it, yeah, I think it will stay around. Maybe get worse, if that's possible. Although the whole thing is ridiculous, what I'd like to see is a requirement that mandates such as NCLB can't be enforced unless they are funded. That would stop the stupid ideas the legislators come up with.

Answer 3

Yes, it will. It is by no means the best program we've got, but it's the first attempt in a long time to require state-by-state accountability for the education of our children. NCLB may not look the same under a new administration, but it's not going to go away.

Answer 4

I sure hope not. Maybe the next President will have some knowledge of just what teaching is about. To me this program is one of the worst and most frustrating of any I have encountered in my 36 years of teaching. It has only made teachers mad and given them more rules and threats of punishments.

Answer 5

Government programs, it seems, never die, though they may transmogrify.

Answer 6

I've yet to wittiness it.