Education Secretary Rod Paige described the National Education Association as “a terrorist organization” on Monday. The Association is one of the largest labor unions in the country and was criticized by Paige for its opposition to portions of the No Child Left Behind Act. The act has come under intense criticism by educators in part because it places increased emphasis on standardized testing. Paige later apologized for his use of words but again charged the teacher’s union was employing “obstructionist scare tactics” to fight the No Child Left Behind Act. But it has not been just teachers who have opposed the law. Legislatures in at least 19 states have adopted resolutions criticizing the law because it places too many new costs on the states. And earlier this month the Republican-led legislature of Utah voted not to implement the act except where there is adequate federal funding.