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Still “Lying to Children”: How No Child Left Behind Corrupted Education

Expecting all students to be college ready is a hopeless utopian goal, writes Sol Stern.

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When George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind legislation into law 10 years ago this week, it seemed like the perfect expression of his brand of “compassionate conservatism,” while also redeeming his campaign pledge to use education reform to overcome “the soft bigotry of low expectations.”

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