Some critics of No Child Left Behind argued that it was having the unintended consequence of
A) placing more emphasis on untested subject areas.
B) pulling all students, regardless of their abilities, down to the lowest common denominator.
C) schools testing and reporting the results of students' performance to the public.
D) providing incentives for schools to push low-achieving students out of school.

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No Child Left Behind provided incentives for schools to improve their test scores, but it did not take into account the fact that schools might try to achieve this by pushing low-achieving students out of school. By doing so, schools could focus their attention and resources on the higher achieving students, leading to an unintended consequence of further marginalizing already struggling students.

Some Critics of No Child Left Behind Argued That It