With some reservations, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut has signed legislation authorizing the state鈥檚 attorney general to sue the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act.
鈥淲hile the governor feels fighting the act is better left in the hands of the state鈥檚 congressional delegation, she fully understands the attorney general鈥檚 motivation and is interested in the outcome,鈥� Adam Liegeot, a press aide to Ms. Rell, said in a statement.
Lawmakers passed the measure in special session last month. (鈥淐onn. Attorney General Says NCLB Lawsuit Still A Go,鈥� June 22, 2005.) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, said he plans to file his challenge before the school year begins. He argues the law鈥檚 testing requirements are an unfunded mandate.
