No Child Left Behind was the dominant topic in educational policy circles for much of the early and mid 2000s. The legislation, enacted by Congress under the G.W. Bush administration, created a chaotic tangle of testing, accountability, credentialing, and training for public school educators in the United States. Join Kate and Chelsea as they discuss the lasting legacy of NCLB.Sources:AP News - "Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district" NBC News - "Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers" By Mike HixenbaughWikipedia - No Child Left BehindWikipedia - Every Student Succeeds ActNPR - "No Child Left Behind: What Worked, What Didn't" by Cory TurnerUnderstood - "What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?" by By Andrew M.I. Lee, JDVox - "The scariest lesson of No Child Left Behind" by Libby NelsonThe Washington Post - "‘No Child Left Behind’ has failed" by Lily Eskelsen García and Otha ThorntonThe Washington Post - "Are states really trying to overcome the harmful legacy of No Child Left Behind?" by Valerie Strauss
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