From the folks that brought you "No Child Left Behind"...

[ehrnst]

Laura Bush to announce 2nd education initiative from Bush Institute

"The George W. Bush Institute's second big education initiative will seek to improve graduation rates by focusing on middle school as a foundation for future success.

Former first lady Laura Bush is set to announce the initiative, called "Middle School Matters," Wednesday in Houston at Stovall Middle School in the Aldine school district.

She says research has shown that 6th through 8th grade is a crucial time and that many high school dropouts essentially dropped out in middle school. One goal will be to ensure students are prepared for high school.

For the program, the institute has compiled research done by various institutions on what determines success in middle schools and plans to take that information and work with middle schools to implement new practices. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020803729.html

Of course Shrub would have had to deal with the snickering if he had made this announcement.

[Frustratedlady]

1. Now that they've messed up a decade of students' educations by NCLB...

they try to play catch-up in the middle schools?

Those kids needed a good foundation in elementary, not band-aids as teenagers.

[ehrnst]

2. I was Children's Defense Fund Webmaster when NCLB was first named

"Leave No Child Behind" - which was CDF's tagline.

When CDF pointed that out, the administraion changed the name.

The fact that NO ONE involved in this initiate had any familiarity with CDF told me right there that this thing was going to tank.

[texshelters]

4. What happens will all the under-educated drop out is

that I teach them in the adult education program at my college and try to help them catch up on 5 years of missed math.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[WinkyDink]

3. Stay TH out of our lives now!! Just Go AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!