Jay Mathews with some good points about fixing NCLB:

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Mr. Obama: Kill NCLB

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/01/me_the_nclb_fan_says_kill_it.html#more

The anniversary of the signing of the No Child Left Behind last Friday reminded me that my long support for that landmark bipartisan law needs revision. The law has served its purpose. Instead of amending it, as the Obama administration and the Congress seem likely to do, let's dump it and try something different.