"It's a sign we really need to do something different."
Ninety-seven percent of principals surveyed across the state said Minnesota schools will not be in compliance with federal No Child Left Behind guidelines by 2014, according to a report released Thursday by non-profit think tank Minnesota 2020.
Unless the rules of the law are changed, Minnesota should drop out of No Child Left Behind, the nonprofit organization recommends.
"It's a sign we really need to do something different," said Matt Entenza, Minnesota 2020 board chairman, during a press conference at Hawthorne Elementary School about the report. The law needs to encourage schools and work with them rather than use the "blame game," he said.
Entenza's comments were part of several press conferences that the group was holding around the state this week to spread the message of the survey. Read More...