Has the large number of schools not making AYP this year around the country had an impact on a political level in Washington D.C.?
Yes. Increasingly, educators and policymakers alike have raised concerns that NCLB is having a negative impact on education, rather than the positive impact hoped for by Congress. Several lawsuits are moving toward the courts, and numerous amendments to the law will be introduced in the weeks and months ahead. Concerns have been raised both about NCLBs accountability structures and the level of funding provided to States to implement the law.
