Thursday, March 22, 2007

Bill Would Protect Against Cuts

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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