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NCLB Naming Contest

It’s easy to run a contest when Sam Dillon is your ad man.   Be sure to get your entries for the NCLB naming contest in soon.  That Justin Cohen picture is a hot item.

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30 Responses to “NCLB Naming Contest”

  1. vector Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Smart Kids Act

  2. Mitchell Hirsch Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    With a hat-tip to the late Paul Goodman, my submission is:

    The Compulsory Mis-Education Act

    It is astonishing to re-read Goodman’s little 1962 book “Compulsory Mis-Education” today (and scandalous that it is out-of-print).

  3. Ken Komoski Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Suggested new name for NCLB: Every Child Learning Act

  4. jps from ThinkProgress WonkRoom Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Goals 2000

  5. David S. Seeley Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    My suggestion: Success For All Children Act

    But then act must be amended to make the whole community responsible for “pitching in” to make this happen. The schools can’t do it alone. The purpose of all standards, tests, and “consequences” must be to ensure that all children succeed in their education, not to “weed out the losers,” or to test for the sake of testing. See my commentary in Feb 25, 2009 Ed Week.

  6. Eleanor Long Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    First United Care for Kids Act

  7. Nosakhere Griffin-EL Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    The American Educational Dream Act (AEDA)

    The idea of the American Dream has been defined in various ways, but in order to obtain the American Dream education is an essential element.

  8. every child prepared for a global society Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Focus would have tp change from back to basics and realize

  9. Richard Ham Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 1:25 am

    NCBL: No Child’s Behind Left Act

  10. Nosakhere Griffin-EL Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 8:10 am

    The Elementary and Secondary Educational Excellence Act

    (ESEEA)

  11. Nosakhere Griffin-EL Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 8:12 am

    The Comprehensive Educational Excellence Act

    (CEE-A)

  12. Shelley Krapes Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    I”m So Bored I’[m Going to Die Act

  13. Pam Saletan Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    The Emperor’s New Clothes Act

  14. Fourth Block Class Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Students’ Higher Intelligence Test

  15. Arne Says:
    February 24th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    DKMJTTGPOLA

    Drop kick me jesus through the goal posts of life….act

    Actually, I like the I am so bored I am going to die act better…

  16. Lili Fuller Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    The No More Stupid Future Presidents Act

    I mean, I hope that is our ultimate goal in this legislation. :-/

  17. Johana Godfrey Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    You Suck, You’re Stuck

  18. Kevin Sullivan Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    1. Spend the Money Wisely Act

    2. Help Educators Learn Patience (HELP)
    (Its taking a long time to reform American education)

    3. Core Standards for Excellence (CSEA)
    (In the hope that the current effort at the state level will continue to grow)

  19. Kevin Sullivan Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Three new titles. The first because Obama has just given educators an enormous windfall. The second speaks for itself. The third anticipates a set of core standards bubbling up from the states sometime in the future.

  20. Betty J. Rodenas Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    I think the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ should be changed to
    the ‘A Chance for Every Child Act’. Every child deserves a quality
    education which increases their chances of succeeding in life.

  21. John Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 12:04 am

    No Excuses

  22. Chris Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 12:17 am

    My suggestion is:

    The Refusal to Leave Politics Behind Act, alternately known as the American Children’s Reward for Arbitrary Partisanship Act (ACRAP Act).

    Also, I propose and additional bill which would stimulate educator competence. This is based on the submission posted above:

    Help Educators Literally Learn Act (HELL)

    Why the cynicism you ask? I am merely poking fun at a seemingly ridiculous premise. After all, we should all know now understand, from the sagely words of President Obama, that even with a fresh coat of lipstick, a pig (or alternately a renamed federal education bill) is still a pig.

  23. Kim Reynolds Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Bulding Up Loudmouth Lazy Students (and) Helping Indoctrinate Them Act

    The acronym says it all…..

  24. Dave Bolotsky Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    No Child Right Behind

  25. Greytdog Δ Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    As If We Care About Education Act

  26. charles barone Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Depending on the actual bill:

    “The Empire Strikes Back”

    or

    “Return of the Jedi”

  27. Lynn Marie Borzick Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Youth of the 21st Century Act. or
    Youth Act.

    We speak of a child or several children. We are speaking of our
    youth. The word youth, takes into consideration the wide range of ages we teach. Which would also include young adults.

  28. CRPE Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    ^ (The Act formerly known as NCLB)

    And some edu-literary contributions:
    The Money and Good Intentions are Not Enough Act
    The Work Hard. Be Nice Act
    The Rising Tide of Mediocrity Act
    But clearly, there’s only one serious answer: The Reinventing Public Education Act!

  29. christy Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    No Child Gets Ahead Act–that’s how it’s working in Louisiana

  30. mb Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    SMSRH
    Straw Men Smoke Red Herrings act
    [banksters behind the curtain]

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