Charting the Course: States Decide Major Provisions Under No Child Left Behind

31 U.S. Department of Education 2004 Charting the Course: States Decide Major Provisions Under No Child Left Behind Perhaps responding to criticism that the federal government is wresting control of public education away from the states, the U.S. Department of Education has posted this information at its website, enumerating "almost 40 separate issues under the control and responsibility of state and local education agencies." <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Â Citation: (2004). Charting the Course: States Decide Major Provisions Under No Child Left Behind. Retrieved June 26, 2007, from U.S. Department of Education. Web site: <a href="http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01142004.html">http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01142004.html</a>. <o:p></o:p>Â http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01142004.html