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My smart and smart-ass friend Beth and her dad finally released their excellent new allegorical book about the No Child Left Behind Act (but with funny anthropomorphic birds), called Strictly For the Birds.

Increased accountability for results! More freedom for states and communities! Encouraging proven education methods! More choices for parents!

Sounds pretty good right? Except it's a lot like the Clear Skies Act, a strategically corrupt set of legislation with a pretty name and a pretty face.

The problems with the act are complicated, and this book is a good exploration in story form of the ins and outs of what the legislation means to actual teachers and students.

My favorite part of the book is the fictional Bushisms...they're all too real! Plus, Loverzan did the cover illustration.

Check it out, you can pick up a print copy or super cheap .pdf over at lulu.com.