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May 03, 2005
Opinion: NCLB
Instead of throwing barbs at teachers and unions, the Times should challenge the nation and the president to take on the difficulties facing teachers in disadvantaged communities. The Times--and other opinion leaders--should call for universal pre-school programs so poor children enter school on level ground with their more advantaged counterparts. They should call for universal quality health care and after-school programs so all children start the school day ready to learn. The Times and the Post should both do all of this, while putting on a spirited defense of NCLB. It’s important to protect the core mission of NCLB, but doing so at all costs is as dangerous to children as accepting Bush at his word.