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Soft bigotry.(Devil in the Details)

American Prospect, The,  February, 2004  by McGarvey, Ayelish

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SUSAN B. NEUMAN, FORmer assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, quietly resigned her post last year after less than 18 months. She won't say exactly why she left--at least not to us, anyway. But she is speaking out about the serious shortcomings of NCLB.

In Phi Delta Kappan, an education journal, Neuman criticizes the president's landmark education reform for leaving cash-strapped states ill-equipped to meet tough new standards. Many school officials say it's like an unfunded mandate. "Unfortunately," Neuman writes, "at a time when the public ...

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