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Teachers, Schools Challenge No Child Left Behind Law

By Rachel Jones
Published April 19, 2005 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 20 years ago.

Nine school districts and the nation's largest teacher's union file a federal lawsuit in Michigan claiming the No Child Left Behind Act has placed new demands on school districts without providing the funding to pay for them.

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Rachel Jones
Rachel Jones reports on education, social policy, and welfare reform issues at NPR. She has also covered children’s health and development, as well as well as racial disparities in health care.

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