Georgia gets out of NCLB constraints

A decade ago when the Bush administration launched the No Child Left Behind law that drew strong bipartisan support from Congress, it carried with it lofty goals.

Schools would be held responsible for educating children. Those that failed at the job would be penalized. By 2014, every child in America would be able to meet standards for reading and math. The law promised accountability and improved performance.

NCLB, in many ways, was a noble experiment, but one that has not worked out as intended. As with any act of Congress, the devil is in the details.

An unintended consequence of NCLB was that many schools changed the way they taught. The change wasn