Who famously said, “In the United States, we do not want a nation of spectators but a nation of participants in the vigorous life.”

In fact, one of the stated purposes of NCLB is “closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between minority and non-minority students, and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers

Explanation:

The major focus of No Child Left Behind is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.