The Choice Channel

“A federal judge Wednesday dismissed much of Connecticut’s argument for challenging a controversial U.S. government school reform law but left open one avenue for the state’s lawsuit to continue. U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz dismissed three of the four counts in Connecticut’s complaint that the 4-year-old No Child Left Behind Act unfairly costs state and local taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. While Wednesday’s ruling in New Haven does not address the merits of the arguments made by the two sides, it sharply limits the scope of the federal court’s jurisdiction on technical grounds. A key portion of the ruling is that the court does not have jurisdiction over U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ denial of Connecticut’s request to waive parts of the law.” (09/28/06)