ID HJM008

Urges Congress to repeal the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425)

Asserts that public education is a state responsibility under the Tenth Amendment and should not be subject to unrealistic federal standards

Criticizes No Child Left Behind for narrowing education to test-based approaches emphasizing repetition and memorization while discouraging creativity and reducing attention to subjects like history, art, music, vocational education, and physical education

Contends the law is insufficiently funded and functions as an unfunded mandate on states, contributing to larger class sizes, staff layoffs, curtailed extracurricular activities, and shorter school years

Directs the House Chief Clerk to transmit the memorial to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Idaho's congressional delegation