Bush Warns Against 'Undoable' ESEA Progress Standard
Washington
President Bush urged Congress last week not to overreach in setting the bar for adequate school performance, just as several reports have been released suggesting that current language in both the House and Senate education bills would do just that.
"I appreciate aiming
high, but setting impossible expectations means setting no
expectations," Mr. Bush said in an Aug. 1 speech to the National Urban
League here. "The undoable never gets done. If we identify all schools
as failures, we won't be able to focus on the greatest needs."
His comments echo concerns expressed in recent weeks by White House staff...
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