No Child Left Behind
The Law
Analysis of the Law
Materials Aimed at Organizers
In January 2002, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The new federal elementary and secondary education law implements sweeping changes in the way schools and districts must operate if they receive federal education dollars. It requires annual assessments in grades 4-12, and imposes sanctions on low-income schools that do not meet annual goals for improvement in assessment scores. It consolidates funding, allowing states the leeway to use federal education dollars for a wide range of programs. The impact of the new law will vary widely from state to state. States are able to establish the criteria for "proficiency" on assessments, and to set the annual rate of achievement to which they will be held accountable. States also establish the criteria for "highly qualified" teachers and paraprofessionals.
The Law:
Read the full legislative text of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Read the Department of Education's "Desktop Reference" to the new law (pdf)
Analysis of the Law:
From the Capital
to the Classroom - Year 4 of No Child Left Behind Act (pdf)
The Center for Education Policy, March 2006.
Students, Parents and Community Leaders Speak Out on No Child Left Behind"
(pdf)
Public Education Network, May 1, 2006.
Education Commission of the States
The National Conference of State Legislators: Education No Child Left Behind
Materials Aimed at Organizers:
Organizer's Guide to No Child Left Behind
The Center for Community Change: No Child Left Behind Briefing Papers
School
Improvement (pdf)
School Report
Cards (pdf)
Teacher
Quality (pdf)
Bilingual Education
(pdf)
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Conversations about Organizing, School Reform, and No Child Left Behind:
(pdf)
A new report by NCSC, the Cross City Campaign for School Reform, and the Center
for Community Change explores education organizers' experiences with NCLB.
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