NCLB Left Behind?

This opportunity to participate in the ongoing NCLB debate comes from Bob Schaeffer at ARN-L:

NCLB LEFT BEHIND: NEW REPORT TO DETAIL
GROWING GRASSROOTS REBELLION AGAINST
CONTROVERSIALFEDERAL ACT

Study: 47 States Already in Varying Stages of Revolt Against
NCLB; More Momentum Expected in New School Year, With 5 States
(MN, ME, NV, NJ and VA) Poised to Be Biggest Battlegrounds in
2005-2006.

As American children and their teachers head back to school,
the widespread grassroots rebellion against the controversial
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has taken root in 47 of the
50 states and is likely to gain new momentum during the
2005-2006 school year, according to a detailed analysis from
NCLBgrassroots.org, a project of the nonprofit and nonpartisan
Civil Society Institute (CSI).

The major new report will be released during a live,
phone-based news event (with full Q&A) at 1:30 p.m. ET on
August 17, 2005. News event speakers will be:

* Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal;

* Minnesota State Rep. Mindy Greiling, Roseville, MN;

* Laredo (TX) Independent School District Assistant Superintendent
of Schools Sylvia Bruni;

* Parents for Public Schools Board President Lisa Schiff,
San Francisco, CA; and

* Civil Society Institute President Pam Solo.

Entitled "NCLB Left Behind: Understanding the Growing Grassroots
Rebellion Against a Controversial Law," the new
NCLBGrassroots.org report provides a detailed look at the
various aspects of the grassroots backlash in 47 states against
NCLB, including the three states (Colorado, Connecticut and Utah)
already in “open revolt” and the five states (Minnesota, Maine,
Nevada, New Jersey and Virginia) expected to be the biggest hot
spots of NCLB opposition during the 2005-2006 school year.

TO PARTICIPATE: To participate in the live, two-way telenews
event (with Q&A), dial 1 (800) 860-2442 by 1:30 p.m. ET on
August 17, 2005. Ask for the “NCLB Left Behind” news event.

CAN'T PARTICIPATE?: A streaming audio replay of the call will
be available on the Web at NCLBGrassroots.org as of 6 p.m. ET
on August 17, 2005.