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  • Spelling bee nixed because it 'leaves child behind'

    01/28/2005 5:55:29 PM PST · by 26lemoncharlie · 97 replies · 2,306+ views
    World Net Daily.com ^ | January 28, 2005 | World Net Daily
    A school district in Rhode Island canceled its annual spelling bee this year because administrators decided the crowning of only one winner violates the main principle of the federal No Child Left Behind Act – that all children should succeed. Competitor in Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee finals in Washington last June. (Photo: National Spelling Bee) Linda Newman, assistant superintendent of schools in Lincoln, R.I., said it's her understanding that President Bush's education initiative says all children must reach high standards, which conflicts with the spelling bee, the Woonsocket Call of Rhode Island reported. "It's about one kid winning, several...