Nel Noddings on No Child Left Behind

Nel Noddings writes, "NCLB is hurting the very kids it purports to be helping. Supposedly, the law is intended to close the achievement gap between whites and minorities. However, it is mainly black and Hispanic kids who are being retained in grade and deprived of high school diplomas."

She writes in response to an Asbury Park Press Editorial in which the author states, "Call me cynical, but I never thought for a minute that the NEA was really concerned about education. I never believed the organization was eager to find new ways to empower students or to hold schools accountable for the educational products they turn out."