Nclb Left Behind: Report Finds 47 of 50 States in 'Some Stage of Rebellion' Against Controversial Law

U.S. Newswire › August 17, 2005

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The grassroots rebellion against the controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act already has spread in some form to 47 of the 50 states and is likely to flare up in particular in such states as Minnesota, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey and Virginia during the 2005-2006 school year, according to a new report from NCLBgrassroots.org, a project of the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI). (Part 1 of 2)

The report entitled "NCLB Left Behind: Understanding the Growing Grassroots Rebellion Against a Controversial Law" (http:// www.nclbgrassroots.org) provides a detailed national overview of the growing state and local dissent against NCLB. The NCLB-related backlash is documented in terms of anti-NCLB legislation (21 states); opting out/waivers/ exemptions (40 states); litigation (four cases, with more in the offing); NCLB unfunded-mandate cost studies (21 states); and NCLB school failure rate studies (including one by MA showing NCLB will flunk 75-90 percent of schools over time).

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Nclb Left Behind: Report Finds 47 of 50 States in 'Some Stage of Rebellion' Against Controversial Law

The report states: "... 47 of the 50 states are in some stage of rebellion against NCLB, with several states including Utah, Colorado and Connecticut in open revolt ... Even though awareness of this grassroots rebellion has not yet fully registered with most national policymakers and commentators, it is a reality that likely will become more evident during the upcoming 2005-2006 school year as NCLB's harsher...

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