After trying to pass his education bill as the Texas Governor in 1995, '97, and '99,

George W. Bush will bring a very similar bill to Congress, but this time as a brand new

President. This has been a very heavily debated issue in the past couple of months during

The Presidential Election. While normally Republicans, and Democrats have different

viewpoints on controversial issues such as this one, there is a surprising number of

Democrats for Conservative Republican Bush's plan, and a just as a surprising number of

Republicans against it. The issue will prove to be a tone setter for the rest of Bush's

presidency, and he will fight hard to get it through intact. The Question still remains, what

will Congress see as pros and cons in his proposal?

Bush's plan is called "No Child Left Behind.", which involves students in grades

three through eight. His plan says that these students will be tested annually in reading and

mathematics for three years. The schools that improve their scores will be rewarded,

while schools that fail to make progress will have to face the consequences. After the three

year period students still in failing

for an alternative school of the students choice. Bush's education plan also includes

Democrats. If this bill is passed it will create a demand for better teachers. The schools

resort to teaching towards the test, and drop their regular lesson plan (Masterson 6).

Plan." Houston Chronicle 16 Feb., (2001): A.6. CD-ROM. ProQuest, Feb. 2001.

eyes are on him right now waiting to see what he does with his conservative ideas now

system into shape fast. If the schools want the funding their promised they will have to

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