"Why NCLB Will Fail Our Children

This position paper from Fair Test, Federally Mandated Testing Page, is a concise statement of the problems with NCLB. Mentioning shortcomings such as lack of adequate funding and the potential for schools choosing to concentrate curriculum on only those subjects that are tested, thus depriving students of a well rounded education (something reported recently by the Center on Education Policy and found on this weblog), make for important discussion points when speaking with friends or writing to Congress.