No Child Left Behind legislation costs millions of dollars to implement, regulate, and document. Since it is based on increasing standardized tests scores, we will always be behind and no one will get ahead. Standardized tests scores are based on a national curve. If everyone in the nation increases test taking skills - the curve will move and everyone who was behind will still be behind - even if the scores improve. Everyone knows the goal is impossible but we continue to run on the hamster wheel.

Let's put our money into authentic instruction and real life educational skills. Let's look at each student individually and help them progress from place to place. Let's get real and not base individual worth on a bubble test we give once or twice a year.