Reply #10: On "No Child Left Behind"

[StephNW4Clark]

"It has got a great title. But the problem with the act in the first place. But I have other concerns. I don't think there's any substitute for great public education. The key to this country's education is the school teacher in the classroom. They have to resourced, supported, empowered, and paid properly in the country."

"The standard is not a score on a standardized test. But the standard for the teacher in the classroom: the teacher must develop the full potential of every boy and girl in the classroom. The teacher is the greatest leader in America. Better than the President, better than the generals. And I am sure that in this country we can find a better measure for teachers than standardized tests."

'We have to go beyond the No Child Left Behind Act, and the under-funding doesn't become an excuse to attack public education."