No Child Left Behind, eh?

Let's see.... If you combine the following elements:

• A big government solution which uses conditions on federal funding to restrict local options;
• The imposition of a set of options which are not scientifically validated; and
• The exclusion of options and existing programs which are scientifically validated

while simultaneously lining the pockets of government insiders.... Well, you have "business as usual" for the Bush Administration. But if you actually care about childhood education and literacy, the Bush Administration's application of "business as usual" to elementary school reading programs should give you pause.