Now, here's one of my favorites quotes from our president's speeches "Is our children learning." The answer, Mr. President, is that no, our children is not learning. And they are not learning because of the NCLB. That is why I advocate that the Untied States resolve to abolish this Act immediately, for the following three main reasons; firstly, we must realize the flaws in the plan, secondly, how the United States has suffered from the excessive spending of NCLB, and thirdly, how the NCLB infringes on states' rights.

But first, let us examine the flaws in the "No Child Left Behind" Act. As we all know, the plan is supposed to close the gap between students. However, it does not realize that According to Darling-Hammond, "The biggest problem with the NCLB Act is that it mistakes measuring schools for fixing them." The NCLB has forced many states to...