Does Mike Huckabee support no child left behind?

Answer 1

Yes, Huckabee is fully behind NCLB. He agrees wholeheartedly in closing "non-performing" schools as shown by his plan in Arkansas. Schools must increase the number of students making above average by 10% of their total population each year and tests are re-normed to set average higher every year under his plan. This is mathematically impossible, but almost word for word the wishes of the writers of NCLB. Non-performing schools are closed after 3 years (and consolidated into neighboring districts who still must increase by 10% of total population).

He also supports vouchers to send students to private schools. The only thing is the system will break before schools actually close because, as you stated, it's matematically impossible. Many schools won't make AYP this year, even more the next and so on. It's more than a 10% increase this year as well.