First it was the New York Times which decided that enough was enough and called Congress and the powerful National Education Association on their attempts to turn back the clock on the most important aspects of the No Child Left Behind law.
Now the Washington Post editorial board has jumped in as well. It's such a well reasoned/written editorial that it is hard to pick out the money quote (though I will put one on the "DFER Quote of the Day.")
Read the whole thing after the jump. They absolutely nailed it:
THE DEBATE on No Child Left Behind begins in earnest this week, and the outcome will be determined by one fundamental question: Does this country want to make schools better — or just make schools look better? If Congress is true to the noble idea that all children, no matter their races, family incomes or circumstances, can learn to read and do math, it must reject suggestions that make a charade of standards and accountability.