How The “No Child Left Behind” Act Failed on Every Level | Corporate Casket

Go to http://functionofbeauty.com/casket to get 20% off your first order when you subscribe.  Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide.  In the early 2000s, something seemed abundantly clear in the United States; the country was falling behind the rest of the world in education. With the academics dropping and, coincidentally, the military enrollment, the government decided it was time to come up with a plan. So, the No Child Left Behind Act was brought into existence. At first, everyone seemed hopeful that the new plan in American education would make a difference—and it did. But, not the kind the United States was searching for.  Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii Sources: https://justpaste.it/9nigk Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Jess Hubbert This episode was edited and mixed by: @GThomasCraig  Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices