November 13, 2004
When Republicans go "Blue" with the "No Child Left Behind Act"
by Liza Sabater
Bill Imperiling U.S. School Aid Killed by Va. Panel (washingtonpost.com) via Education at the Brink: More trouble in paradise
Delegates in the Republican-controlled House have been troubled by the program's requirements, and in January, during the 2004 legislative session, voted overwhelmingly for a resolution that sharply criticized No Child Left Behind.
The resolution, supported by all the members of the Education Committee, called the program an unfunded mandate that hampered Virginia's school systems.
House Bill 337, submitted in January and sponsored by Del. Albert C. Pollard Jr. (D-Lancaster), would have taken advantage of a section of the act that allows states to ask for a waiver from its mandates if the state's own educational standards program comply with the federal law.
The state bill was held over for further consideration and was reviewed Wednesday as part of the House's yearly discussion of the previous session's bills.
Opponents of the bill said the state should find ways to work within the federal program rather than reject it out of hand. Virginia receives $280 million annually from No Child Left Behind funding.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Activism, Education, Government, Politics, Republicans, Sidelinks
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