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Michele's Corner
No Child Left Behind Misses the Mark It’s been reported this week that over half of Minnesota's public schools – or 1,048 schools – appear to have fallen short of the goals put forth by the federal law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). A year ago, 936 of approximately 1,950 public schools fell short and failed to meet “Annual Yearly Progress.” I find this statistic extremely misleading and I think most Minnesotans do as well because we do not believe that 50% of our schools are failing our children.
Taxing the Middle Class to Pay for Health Care One of the more notable promises from the campaign trail by President Obama back in 2008 was his promise not to raise taxes by one single dime on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. Cap-and-trade and expiring tax cuts aside, it's taken only six months for the President to publicly consider reneging on his campaign pledge.
