What would happen if the logic and structure of federal education law were applied to the rest of society?

The United States is a Nation at Risk.  The state and quality of life in the United States and, in particular, the urban centers of the United States require us to take a deep look at the best practices of governance, civic engagement and corporate responsibility.  By almost any standard one chooses to set the quality of life in the United States lags far behind almost every major developed nation on earth.  There exists a growing and glaring gap between the population of people with extreme wealth and the rest of the society. ....

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