No Child Left Behind is becoming an issue in teacher contract talks around the country

by E Wayne Ross on November 13, 2005

No Child Left Behind is becoming an issue in teacher contract talks around the country

The homecoming game has been canceled and parents are running out of ways to keep cranky kids entertained because of a teacher strike in which a key sticking point is more than just a local issue: the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In school districts around the country, the Bush administration’s centerpiece education law is beginning to emerge as an issue at the bargaining table.