Vol. 12, No. 41
July 16, 2007
Cover Story
Read It and Weep
on the one part of No Child Left Behind that works . . . and is loathed by the education establishment and congressional Democrats
By Charlotte Allen
Also in This Issue
- The Fall of the Wahhabi Establishment? — Stephen Schwartz & Irfan Al-Alawi
This issue featured Charlotte Allen's examination of the Reading First program, a controversial component of No Child Left Behind that had gained support from education reformers despite opposition from the education establishment and congressional Democrats. The cover also highlighted an article by Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi exploring potential decline in the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment, reflecting The Weekly Standard's ongoing coverage of educational policy and international religious movements during the Bush administration.