Read the excerpt from "What’s Possible for Our Children” by Barack Obama.
This starts with fixing the broken promises of No Child Left Behind. Now, I believe that the goals of this law were the right ones. Making a promise to educate every child with an excellent teacher is right. Closing the achievement gap that exists in too many cities and rural areas is right. More accountability is right. Higher standards are right.
But I’ll tell you what’s wrong with No Child Left Behind. Forcing our teachers, our principals and our schools to accomplish all of this without the resources they need is wrong.
Which phrase from the excerpt shows the speaker’s perspective on the No Child Left Behind bill?
“broken promises”
“educate every child”
“achievement gap”
“higher standards”
