Bush has called for a testing regimen to help get lagging or failed schools on track, saying student proficiency in reading and math must be measured so parents will know whether their children are advancing equitably -- and so school administrators will know if their teachers are performing up to locally established standards.

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Parents have a right to know whether their children are mastering the basics.

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By the way, these are lessons that stage parents, whether sports or pop music, never seem to know, and never seem to learn.

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Despite the enthusiasm for good nutrition, more than half of the parents polled (57%) said they did not know whether their child's school was definitely meeting the standards.

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