EDUCATION:
How to Fix "No Child Left Behind"*

By Chester E. Finn Jr. and Michael J. Petrilli

Four years into NCLB, the math and science outlook in our schools remains troubling. What must be done to fix the problem -- before the United States itself gets left behind. By Chester E. Finn and Michael J. Petrilli.

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Chester E. Finn Jr. is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairman of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education. He is also president and trustee of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Mike Petrilli is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he specializes in education policy studies. He is also vice president for national programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, where he oversees the foundation's research projects and publications, including The Education Gadfly. He also serves as executive editor of Education Next.