No Child Left Behind

Ok, one more thing. One of the great myths about President Bush's No Child Left Behind is that he 'didn't fund it.' That's not logical.

I have confirmed with several educators that the required proficiencies are appropriate. In other words, the 4th grade test actually tests what a 4th grader ought to know.

Well, given that fact, what is unfunded about No Child Left Behind? If there is no funding of our school system to make sure that 4th graders can pass a test on materials that 4th graders should know, what in the hell are we paying for? I thought that was exactly what we were funding.