The evidence that the nation's current education initiative, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), harms the academic achievement of advanced students continues to mount.

According to two studies performed by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, increased emphasis on helping students with a history of lower academic achievement results in lower performance for high achievers.

Today, the New York Times ran a good article, "Report Sees Cost in Some Academic Gains," which reviews the study's results and the implications of those results.