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Direct linkMcCracken, Nancy Mellin – English Education, 2004
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law in 2002, bears certain resemblances to the war on terrorism in Iraq. Of course, NCLB will not directly produce any civilian casualties or smashed buildings, but the political strategies used to roll it out have been eerily similar to those used in the war against terrorism. Disturbing rates of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Colleges
