No Child Left Behind
Under President George W. Bush, the Department primarily focused on elementary and secondary education, expanding its reach through the No Child Left Behind Act. The Department's budget increased by $14B between 2002 and 2004, from $46B to $60B.
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Famous quotes containing the words left behind, child and/or left:
“He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,
With his name painted clearly on each:
But, since he omitted to mention the fact,
They were all left behind on the beach.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898)
“Then sounds the voice of One who like the heart of man
Was once a child who among beasts has lain
Still do I love, still shed my innocent light, my Blood, for thee.”
—Dame Edith Sitwell (18871964)
“Heres that which is too weak to be a sinner,
Honest water, which neer left man i th mire.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)