Judge halts No Child Left Behind suit
Teachers' union, school districts say funding unfair
"WASHINGTON -- A judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday that sought to block the No Child Left Behind law, President Bush's signature education policy. The National Education Association said it would appeal.
The NEA and school districts in three states had argued that schools should not have to comply with requirements that were not funded by the federal government.
Chief US District Judge Bernard A. Friedman, based in eastern Michigan, said, ''Congress has appropriated significant funding" and has the power to require states to set educational standards in exchange for federal money..."
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