Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Institute in Washington, DC, says there is no question that the states need relief from the original NCLB, but thinks that Mr. Duncan is being politically tone-deaf.

华盛顿哥伦比亚特区富翰研究所的迈克·佩特里说：毫无疑问，《有教无类法》原案对各州规定过严，必须放宽限制，但他认为邓肯此项做法非明智之举。