Something the feds have no constitutional authority to do.
The No Child Left Behind law ensures that all children will have an equal opportunity to fail. It should be called the ALL Children Left Behind law.
The only way to improve education is to let the parents have a strong influence on what subjects are taught and how they are taught. The further you get from community involvement the worse the result.
Public Schools have become the recruiting ground for the socialist democrat agenda. Kids leave high school completely unable to think for themselves. They rattle off global warming nonsense and have no clue about how the world operates. They have no historical perspective for their positions. They are, in effect, drones and they don't even know it.
Centralized control of education is what they had in Germany and what they have now in North Korea. The Government dictates to everyone in the country as to what is important to learn and the parents are helpless to prevent their children from being brainwashed by those who would rob them of their liberty.
You forgot to mention that they do know Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Justin Bieber.
And their birthdates, significant others, and latest videos.
Strong skills to take to a job interview....