- Evaluating ‘No Child Left Behind’: The problems and promises of Bush’s education policy.
When Congress passed George W. Bush’s signature education initiative, No Child Left Behind, it was widely hailed as a bipartisan breakthrough–a victory for American children, particularly those traditionally underserved by public schools. Now, five years later, the debate over the law’s reauthorization has a decidedly different tone. As the House and Senate consider whether the law should be preserved–and if so, how it should be changed–high-profile Republicans are expressing their disenchantment with NCLB, while many newly elected Democrats are seeking a major overhaul as well.
- A White House Brief on NCLB: A look at the official promotional materials from NCLB.
The quality of our public schools directly affects us all as parents, as students, and as citizens. Yet too many children in America are segregated by low expectations, illiteracy, and self-doubt. In a constantly changing world that is demanding increasingly complex skills from its workforce, children are literally being left behind.
- NCLB Act–What Teachers, Principals & School Administrators Need to Know: A look at how NCLB specifically impacts every member of the educational community.
Twelve years from now, all children who attend public schools must be proficient in reading, math and science. We will not reach this goal if we continue to do more of the same thing with more intensity. How schools are structured and what successful schools look like is changing. Teachers, principals and school administrators who are knowledgeable about these changes will be able to meet the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act.
- NEA’s Positive Agenda for the ESEA Reauthorization: Suggested changes to NCLB are proposed by the National Education Association
All children have a basic right to a great public school. Our vision of what great public schools need and should provide acknowledges that the world is changing and public education is changing too. Meeting these Great Public Schools (GPS) criteria require not only the continued commitment of all educators, but the concerted efforts of policymakers at all levels of government. [...]. These criteria form a basis for NEA’s priorities in offering Congress a framework for the 2007 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The reauthorization process must involve all stakeholders, especially educators. Their knowledge and insights are key to developing sound policies.
- Wrightslaw: A great online resource on educational law to help with NCLB and IDEA.
[NCLB] includes articles, publications, and other resources about No Child Left Behind Actincluding reading, research based instruction, annual proficiency testing, parental involvement, tutoring and supplemental educational services, highly qualified teachers, transfers from failing schools, and public school choice.
- Buiding On Results: A blueprint for strengthening the NCLB Act (pdf): The current administration’s proposal for reauthorizing NCLB.
Five years ago, Americans united behind a revolutionary idea: Every child can learn. With these words, on Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed the landmark No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law. Passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress, it was designed to end the “soft bigotry of low expectations” so that, as the president said, “all students will have a better chance to learn, to excel, and to live out their dreams.”
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