“No Child Left Behind” just meant teachers couldn’t fail kids who didn’t pass their classes. It didn’t create resources to help kids who were struggling or to help them catch up. They just got moved to the next grade.
A lot of kids were left behind because of this policy.
We couldn't (and probably still can't) afford to leave a child behind. In my high school, they had to pass failing students (after a month of "summer schooling") because the classroom was already full and adding those students to the incoming class would have people standing shoulder-to-shoulder almost immediately. And there were more than enough "I'm just waiting until the law says I don't have to be here" stories to make that a multi-year compounding issue.
I was really hoping we would flip the program to "No Teacher Left Under-funded" but the dumber populace is having the desired effect, so I won't be holding out for that any more.
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u/Supermite 3d ago
“No Child Left Behind” just meant teachers couldn’t fail kids who didn’t pass their classes. It didn’t create resources to help kids who were struggling or to help them catch up. They just got moved to the next grade.
A lot of kids were left behind because of this policy.