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Posted by Shovelhead (Mike McLaughlin) on March 27, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The Arizona House of Representatives is on the verge of opting out of the controversial No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush's premier educational accomplishment.
On a voice vote Wednesday, the House approved a bill sponsored by state Rep. David Schapira, D-Tempe, that would make Arizona the first state in the nation to leave behind the act and its education mandates. It would take effect on July 1, 2010.
But it would leave the state with a $600 million hole in its schools budget, as it would lose federal education dollars by opting out of the program.
That's a cost that some lawmakers, as well as state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, say isn't worth it, no matter how big the principle at stake...
the whole article:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0327nochild0327.html
Is it the money or is it for the children?
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