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

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 by: Catechism: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1X38twKH-ePKOMQclh8a6g & Kelpie & Michael: https://www.flowcode.com/page/michaelseim & Collin Robinson twitter.com/CollinR027 & Natidrovo: https://linktr.ee/NathalyIdrovo & The Mysterious Brian This episode's audio was mixed by: @GThomasCraig Artists: Sprites made by https://plegberb.tumblr.com/ Outro song is Cake by Retrovision You made it all the way to the bottom of my description box so, hello there. #iilluminaughtii 00:00 No Child Left Behind 02:54 The Beginning of No Child Left Behind 07:11 Recruiting Your Kids In The Name of Education 11:15 Leaving Children Behind 17:35 The Revamp 23:57 AD 25:07 What Could Be Done 28:25 Outro