I prefer to think of it as more of control of the thinking process of our young.

I'm 62 and when I went to school we had nothing in classes like they do today.
Darn near everyone who finishes high school should be more equiped and much smarter than me. Yet of the ones who don't drop out many can't even keep a check book balanced. And I have 5 total. That would create a brain shortage in them.
Yet the truth is about 45 to 55% drop out when they reach the age set where they can choose to do so. Just think about that one thing. Where is it a right to be stupid in America. How and why is it a right of a 16+ year old to say I quit school? Who gains in the long run? (Please keep in mind the whole picture) And study after study shows ones mind isn't well set till about 24. So why at 16+ can a person decide to waste their life?
No child left behind my ash!!!

The large picture covers allowing more high tech trained people in our country being decide now, crime and drugs along with gangs. Because a drop out want to belong to something! Welfare and S/S fraud and ID theft. I can go on if you like but I leave room for others to say the truth.