Who Messed Up On Montana?

"Montana will appeal a federal ruling that says the state has major problems with student testing required by No Child Left Behind, state Superintendent Linda McCulloch says," according to this Billings Gazette story (State to appeal No Child status). "But the Montana Office of Public Instruction contends the state is on target with its timetable for implementing the tests and is making good progress in doing so. It also says the threatened sanctions were unusual in the OPI's dealings with the department."

I guess we can't blame this one on Whitehurst.