Education Policy In Practice: My alma mater, Shaker Heights High School, was given a "needs improvement" rating according the the federal No Child Left Behind program, because of its low-scoring special education program. This rating is then associated with the entire school, which is deemed not meeting the NCLB standards. To me, the whole NCLB thing is another example of policy being created, and evaluated, without concern for individual issues, and budgets. After all, I would hope that would NOT mean more money for Shaker, which is quite well supported. It also is a further example of how the lofty Shaker High (which I think gave *ME* a great education) still need work. People send so much time praising the district, they don't notice that many people are falling through the cracks...wonder who they might be????