House votes to stick with No Child Left Behind
Great Falls TribunePosted: March 1st, 2007 by R. Lee Wrights
“The No Child Left Behind Act may not be popular, but the money attached to it trumped plans to reject the federal program. The House shot down a proposal Tuesday that would have told state school officials to ignore the federal education funding law. The state would lose about $120 million a year in federal money by doing so. Constitution Party Rep. Rick Jore of Ronan was pushing the bill. He said it is unconstitutional for the state to let the federal government set standards for state schools. Supporters said the federal money isn’t worth it. ‘Is our freedom just about money? What are we willing to be paid off by? How much does it take?’ said Rep. Roger Koopman, R-Bozeman.” (02/28/07)
