Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Opinion

Accountability Must Be Focus of Any No Child Left Behind Overhaul

Posted November 12, 2008

Reader Comments

Being left behind

The saying goes poor and minority its my belief that this as it says. allows public schools to do just as they see fit... I live in a small town and I have a multi-handicapped 13yr old son the school where we are at, has all but showed my child to the door but only when they felt it was time they can twist laws and regulation to suit their selves when you are one of the many poor minoritys you have no way to fight back so they are allowed to leave whom ever they choose behind you are told one thing and served another .i would like to know just this hwo on this planet will stand of for ppl like this

trust no one

No hen houses should be guarded by the foxes. None - that goes for schools, businesses relying on government support of any kind (FDIC insurance, defense, etc.), and city hall. Let's face it; there is no such thing as self-regulation. It is a fantasy and a con.

Yea, is all the Republicans Fault

Authored by Representatives

John Boehner (R-OH)

George Miller(D-CA)

Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Edward Kennedy (D-MA),

signed by President Bush.

Wake up!

Comments from a retire lobbyist friend -

"I'd go to breakfast with a Republicans and tell him how great and smart he is and offer office personnel to help him write the bills because he is so busy"

Then I'd go to Dinner with a Democrat and tell him how great and smart he is and offer office personnel to help him write the bills because he is so busy"

With the staff of both parties being paid by us helped to make sure that either way the bill would meet our needs"

That's how the system works, grow-up people.

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