Defiant Virginia officials say federal directives for testing students with limited English will only set up students for failure

Meeting Brings No Headway in 'No Child' Stalemate

U.S. education officials and several Virginia school superintendents met yesterday to discuss tests for students with limited English skills under the No Child Left Behind law but made no progress toward solving a standoff over what the local educators call an unacceptable federal mandate.

This from the Washington Post.