Behind Quote by Sandra Day O'Connor

Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child Left Behind…

— John Kline

If there's one thing that 'No Child Left Behind' has proven, it's that more academics don't make for smarter children - or even higher…

— Darell Hammond

There's a perception that's been put out into the marketplace by No Child Left Behind that schools aren't doing enough for kids.

— Mark Jackson

What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching…

— Claire McCaskill

“No Child Left Behind has diminished [teachers'] sense of control of their own classroom, narrowed the focus of their jobs, and stifled pedagogical innovation.”

— James M. Lang

“We had the schools we wanted, in a way. Parents did not tend to show up at schools demanding that their kids be assigned…

— Amanda Ripley

For decades, the public school system failed too many children, so we passed the No Child Left Behind Act and demanded schools show results…

— George W. Bush

The interesting thing now for No Child Left Behind is that there are very few advocates for it; there is no constituency for it.…

— Bob Schaffer

Children without access to quality early education programs start kindergarten with an 18-month disadvantage, and that gap continues to widen. By the time they…

— Mark Shriver

We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that,…

— Bob Filner

The No Child Left Behind Act will be one of President Bush's enduring legacies. And it was engineered and inaugurated with a truly bipartisan…

— Mark McKinnon

“Not that parents are alone in their extreme behavior. That have more than enough company among school boards and high-ranking politicians who think if…

— Jim Trelease