No child left behind? Don't believe education reform hype Our school communities should question the law's hidden consequences and hypocrisy.

It sounded like such a good idea. The year-old federal No ChildLeft Behind Act was sold to the American people as a means ofbringing about public school improvement through higher expectationsof all children and new requirements for accountability.

Sadly, the devil is in the details. Our school communities shouldactively question the hidden consequences, unspoken agenda andhypocrisy of the act.

It calls for annual testing of our students from third to eighthgrade and throughout high school. Results must be broken down bydemographic categories, including minorities, low-income, specialeducation and limited-English students. In every school, all of thesegroups must …