No Child Left Behind: Articles 'n Such

Lister, Gary. "Education is Not Like Fast Food." Editorial. American School Board Journal Nov. 2007: 54.

The author argues that there is no such end-all, do-all and be-all solution for educational problems, contrary to what the promoters of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act or other standards claim. He says that despite an unspoken corporate vision of universal sameness, and despite considerable investment in professional development, education, and training, differences exist.

Moscinski, Dave. “Proficiency for All?” Editorial. American School Board Journal Nov2007, Vol. 194 Issue 11: p28-29, 2p

The author reflects on how he learned to stop complaining and learned to appreciate the U.S. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Initially, he did not like the NCLB policy, calling it a federal attempt to privatize public education with subgroup goals that were statistically impossible to attain. After carefully examining the Act's basic tenet of proficiency for all, however, he realized that it is not that bad after all. He shares his top 10 lessons for helping schools reach the goal of proficiency for all.

Bush, George W. "Remarks on the No Child Left Behind Act in New York City." New York. 26 Sept. 2007.

This article presents the text of a speech by U.S. President George W. Bush, delivered on September 26, 2007 in New York City, in which he discussed about the No Child Left Behind Act.