Virginia Sens. John W. Warner and James Webb introduced legislation yesterday to protect the state's schools from Bush administration threats to withhold millions of dollars in aid in a clash over federal testing rules.
The bipartisan measure addresses a controversy that has swelled in Virginia over testing requirements for students with limited English skills...
"While I firmly believe that the goals behind [No Child Left Behind] are solid, there have been some challenges with the regulatory implementation of this new law, particularly in Virginia," Warner (R), who also voted for the law, said in a statement. "While, at this moment, I do not cast blame for how we came to this impasse, the simple fact is that it could result in a number of schools in Virginia being sanctioned under the federal law -- not because our schools are underperforming, but rather as a consequence of bureaucracy."
This from the Washington Post.
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