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 * __GROUP 1 SECTION 11__**


 * Mover Name**: President George W. Bush


 * Basic Work**: George W. Bush is the president of the United States of America. He is a politician.
 * Key Work:** His work included raising the funding for the National Science Foundation. He also created programs in science and math that would enhance high school students' education. He also implemented the No Child Left Behind Act. George W. Bush spearheaded the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This act was a federal law that set forth a high standard for education. It also strived to improve primary and secondary school by holding states, school districts and schools more accountable for students' grades. George W. Bush's main goals within this act were to make all children masters in Math and Reading by the year 2014. Another goal was to have all children taught by highly qualified teachers.
 * Key Personnel**: House of Representatives: passed the No Child Left Behind Legislation in 2001, Rod Paige: Secretary of Education (2001-2005) worked vigorously on the NCLB until it was passed
 * Why and How a Mover**: Bush has tried to take the American education system and hold them accountable for what they have and have not done for their students. He tried to set higher standards for the under-achieving schools so that poor children are recieving the same education as the rich. He attempted to create equality within the public school system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_w._bush http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-left-behind.html#1
 * Links**: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act