http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/george-bush-policy Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:12:52 -0400 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:12:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/337/no-child-left-behind-a-failing-attempt-at-reform By Sarah E. Holmes - Testing has changed in many ways since it first appeared with the beginning of public education led by Horace Mann. Standardized testing is the most commonly used and well known method of testing used in the United States as well as numerous other countries in the world. It is used to determine student achievement, growth, and progress. However, standardized testing was not always used for the exact same purposes as it is today, nor was it as important and as heavily relied upon by our school systems as it is in today’s world. The purposes of standardized testing have gone from an equalizer... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:23 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/337/no-child-left-behind-a-failing-attempt-at-reform