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I'd venture a guess that they're talking about the "three R's": reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic.

[LudwigNagasena]

AFAIK NCLB is concerned with far more stuff than those three R’s.

And anyway one should wonder just how much tinkering with school system can push you forward, at some point you should realize that education is not only dependent on the school environment.