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‘The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations,’ Still Alive and Well 16 Years Later? An Insider Looks Back at the Legacy of No Child Left Behind

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks on No Child Left Behind at General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia on Jan. 8, 2009. (Photo credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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