No child left behind
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No Child Left Behind
Piper Stone, TJ Turner, Grant Wethington, Veronica Rosales
No Child Left Behind was established from 2001-
2002. Proposed on January 23, 2001 Passed by House of Representatives on May 23,
2001 Passed by Senate on June 14, 2001 Signed by George W. Bush (president when the
program was established) on January 8, 2002 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 was the law that established this program.
Program Establishment
No Child Left Behind supports
standard-based education reforms (standardized testing) based on premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education.
Purpose/Mission Statement
Educators and policy makers
questioned feasibility and fairness of goals.
Poll showed in 2003 Half of school principals felt the
federal legislative was aimed at undermining public schools.
Political Controversy
The Department of Education is the
federal government department agency that administers/oversees No Child Left behind.
NCLB is administered at the state and local level.
States must create Adequate Yearly Progress Objectives to comply with No Child Left Behind.
Administration
No Child Left Behind is still
controversial. Teachers do not like to be
evaluated on student test scores. It has been in the news recently
because NCLB has been up for reauthorization since 2007 but has just reauthorized been in July.
Controversial
No Child Left Behind has been
modified many times. Obama has pushed to change
it.
Modifications
Costs are greater than expected because there
was a large push for quality teachers and more professional development.
School districts and state education agencies complained about it because they claimed NCLB funding did not cover those expenses.
The total federal education funding increased from $42.2 billion to $55.7 billion from 2001 to 2004.
The federal funding for education increased 59.8% from 2000 to 2003.
Costs
The money is distributed to the states through
grants to pay for No Child Left Behind. There are four types of grants: 1. Basic grant 2. Concentration grant 3. Targeted assistance 4. Education incentive grant formula
Payments
All states participate in No Child
Left Behind. Some states are trying to opt out
because the goals set are not reasonable.
32 states have received waivers to opt out.
Participation
1. Which president signed the No Child Left Behind act?
A.George Bush
B.George W. Bush
C.Bill Clinton
D.Barack Obama
B. George W. Bush
2. No Child Left Behind was proposed in _____ and
signed in _____.
A.2001; 2002B.2000; 2002C.2001; 2003D.2000; 2001
A.2001; 2002
3. What original law established No Child Left Behind?
A. Education ActB. Elementary ActC. Federal Schooling ActD. Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
D. Elementary and Secondary Education Act
4. When was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act established?
A. 1953B. 1960C. 1965D. 1975
C. 1965
5. What government agency oversees No Child Left Behind?
A. Department of EducationB. Federal Bureau of EducationC. Homeland SecurityD. Department of National
Welfare
A.Department of Education
www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behin
d/ http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
Works Cited