The Choice Channel

“The 2007 National Assessment of Education Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card, was released today for reading and math in fourth and eighth grade—and what it tells us about our children’s abilities in mathematics and reading is bound to add fuel to the already contentious debate about No Child Left Behind. ‘Student achievement is on the rise,’ says Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. ‘No Child Left Behind is working. It’s doable, reasonable and necessary. Any efforts to weaken accountability would fly in the face of rising achievement.’ Since the law was enacted in 2001, many schools, particularly poor ones, have been turned into boot camps that focus instruction on reading and math.” (09/25/07)