"We must recommit ourselves to the notion that no American should ever be left behind," Landrieu said at the ceremony.
I submit that for No Child Left Behind ever to succeed, we must first incorporate a module entitled "No Teacher Left Behind".
Friends who have been around Washington longer than I point out that, ever since No Child Left Behind, we have gotten away from the essentials of learning and focused instead on high stakes tests.
Ever wonder how No Child Left Behind's formulas can turn a real-life good school into a failing school on paper?
"In a world where the gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing, education is the most powerful equalizer of opportunity, and more critical than ever for the children being left behind," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.
He couldn't have imagined that 60 years after that historic expedition more than 4,000 thrill-seekers would have scaled Everest, leaving behind a trail of rubbish on its snowy slopes.
"There are plenty of folks that won't ever make up financially what they left behind," he said.
As with Ai Weiwei, his adventures made his art seem almost a prop for his public persona – but since his death, the power of the art Beuys left behind has become ever greater.
