It Appears

testing companies are having a hard time keeping up with scoring all of the tests mandated by the idiots responsible for NCLB.

And get this:

"That's not enough to produce high-quality tests in the tight timelines that NCLB requires. It's ludicrous," Toch said.

The U.S. Department of Education must be more active, Toch said.

"Instead, Secretary (Margaret) Spellings has largely washed her hands of this problem, said it's a state problem, which is a peculiar ... response because it's the federal government that has required the states to take these actions," Toch said.