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Direct linkAllen, Tom – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
The author maintains that the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 brands good schools with "failing" labels, places the heaviest burdens on states that were already striving to meet challenging education goals, imposes inflexible rules, and fails to make good on promises to pay for programs that would help struggling schools meet the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Public Schools, Federal Programs
