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A federal appeals court in Chicago has turned away a challenge to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), ruling that a federal special education statute “must give way” because NCLB is the newer law.

The challenge was brought by two Illinois school districts and four families who claimed that NCLB’s testing requirements conflicted with the mandate for individualized education programs that is contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

They challenged the NCLB after the school districts missed federal targets for student progress largely because of poor performance by students with disabilities. The No Child Left Behind law requires that the performance of students with disabilities be counted in efforts to hold schools accountable.

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