Comments on: More NCLB http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:23:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html/comment-page-1#comment-321 Anonymous Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html#comment-321 How are we as parents supposed to trust the educational system? When teachers are fixing tests to make their students pass exams due to the “No Child Left Behind” mandate. This is ridiculous. Check out dailycents.com at http://blogs.dailycents.com/?p=819 How are we as parents supposed to trust the educational system? When teachers are fixing tests to make their students pass exams due to the “No Child Left Behind” mandate. This is ridiculous. Check out dailycents.com at http://blogs.dailycents.com/?p=819

]]> By: Proyecto Teología y Cultura de San Telmo http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html/comment-page-1#comment-274 Proyecto Teología y Cultura de San Telmo Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html#comment-274 Very interesting blog.<br/>And design is nice.<br/>I'm a teacher too.<br/>Best wishes from Buenos Aires.<br/>Silvina.<br/>Spanish Teacher.<br/>Argentina. Very interesting blog.
And design is nice.
I’m a teacher too.
Best wishes from Buenos Aires.
Silvina.
Spanish Teacher.
Argentina.

]]> By: Matt Johnston http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html/comment-page-1#comment-270 Matt Johnston Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html#comment-270 Unfunded mandates became a rallying cry for "progressives" when it is a Republican administration pushing something they don't like. <br/><br/>It is the same thing that drives Republican or conservative cries also, so like everything else, it is all a matter of perception Unfunded mandates became a rallying cry for “progressives” when it is a Republican administration pushing something they don’t like.

It is the same thing that drives Republican or conservative cries also, so like everything else, it is all a matter of perception

]]> By: heartland wonk http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html/comment-page-1#comment-267 heartland wonk Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/01/more-nclb-7.html#comment-267 Any legal action that might curtail federal power under the Spending Clause is noteworthy in itself. There are 5 basic restrictions of federal power under the Spending Clause, one of which is basically:<br/>"Any conditions placed on federal funds must be stated unambiguously. States must be able to accept funds knowing the full consequences of conditions."<br/><br/>Basically, it's like there's a contract between the feds and states, and the feds must be reasonably clear about the terms of the contract up front. I think they've got a case. However, action on this front is only likely to lead to tweaking of the law, not any significant change of federal power under the Spending Clause. Any legal action that might curtail federal power under the Spending Clause is noteworthy in itself. There are 5 basic restrictions of federal power under the Spending Clause, one of which is basically:
“Any conditions placed on federal funds must be stated unambiguously. States must be able to accept funds knowing the full consequences of conditions.”

Basically, it’s like there’s a contract between the feds and states, and the feds must be reasonably clear about the terms of the contract up front. I think they’ve got a case. However, action on this front is only likely to lead to tweaking of the law, not any significant change of federal power under the Spending Clause.

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