[VaBthang4]

I thought that "no child left behind" was a terrible failure.

???

[satchmodog9]

That's what I have been led to believe.

[randita]

I thought that "no child left behind" was a terrible failure.

Me, too. I know some liberal school teachers and they absolutely despise No Child Left Behind.

Britain gives three-times more than us right now. They are not richer than us. So I don't know what the great excuse is."

I guess humanitarian efforts only count when the government pays for them. The U.S. leads the world in private charitable giving, but that's only horse manure, according to liberals.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

nclb has gotten bad publicity but apparently is working well. I have liberal kinfolk working in Florida public schools (since the late 60's) and they gripe and complain about GW and Jebs education plans but you cant argue with results. Florida education is improving immensely thanks mostly to Jebs efforts in the face of the NEA and local school boards. Someone last night took a shot at this last night on fr and I posted a comment after looking at the nclb stats
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1622147/posts?page=40#40

As for Jolie. She doesn't seem to have much restraint over her affections but some of her affections are in the right place; such as her volunteering with orphans and special needs kids in poverty areas. I think she has done work alongside Kevin max of DCTalk which is why I think her efforts in that area are decent.