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Bush Defends Education Initiatives

By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer

VAN BUREN, Ark. — President Bush today defiantly defended his administration's marquee education program, calling the embattled No Child Left Behind Act a historic policy change that has improved learning across the nation.

Bush spoke during a visit to a junior high school in the heart of northwestern Arkansas, a respite from the escalating scandal over the abuse of prisoners in Iraq. It was also a signal to voters in this battleground region that the president does not intend to let the U.S. travails in Iraq cloud the domestic achievements his advisors think are key to wooing swing voters.

"We're not backing down," Bush said of his education initiative, which became law two years ago and established federal testing requirements in elementary and middle schools to measure achievement and establish greater accountability. "I do not care how much pressure they put on the process, I'm not changing my mind."

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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Bush is a great example of a child

who was definitely left behind somewhere in his youth. Probably in Math class. What else would explain how he thinks he can pass a law to improve schools without funding it????:spank:

[LWolf]

2. All the money in the world

won't make NCLB live up to its hype. It was corrupt from its inception, and it needs to be excised like a tumor.

[scarface2004]

3. meantime in iraq...

guys are getting their heads sawed off...and mpegs of it are coming to our computers!!!!