A State Perspective on the Past and Future of No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind represents a prescriptive, complex,one-size-fits-all federal policy that undermines the principles ofstandards, assessments, and accountability by trying to implementthem from Washington, D.C. Rather than using the blunt instrumentof "proficiency" testing, states should be free to use innovativemeasures of academic progress over time.

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