It seemed like it was coming, what with Spellings hinting at it last month and all the fun that鈥檚 been had over the SCHIP veto. And this President has never lacked for confidence, warranted or not. So, yesterday, the President said he鈥檇 veto any effort to reauthorize NCLB without maintaining its main provisions ():
鈥淲e鈥檙e teaching a child to read so they can pass a reading test....I believe in local control of schools. That鈥檚 up to you to chart the path to excellence. But it鈥檚 up to us to make sure your money is spent wisely...I believe this piece of legislation is important, and I believe it鈥檚 hopeful, and I believe it鈥檚 necessary to make sure we got a educated group of students who can compete in the global economy when they get older. Yes, sir.鈥�