McCulloch praises educators' honesty about federal policy

The state's top education official applauded Montana educators' willingness to talk openly about the difficulty of meeting the requirements of No Child Left Behind.

"We have been in national media oulets," including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, said Linda McCulloch, state superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Attending a meeting of the Hi-Line Association of School Superintendents in Havre Tuesday afternoon, McCulloch told the educators that they have been open and honest with school boards and the media about the obstacles they face trying to meet Presid...