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No Child Left Behind
From NCTE:
The No Child Left Behind Act
In its 2002 resolution, NCTE states that the No Child Left Behind Act attempts to impose a centrally mandated "one size fits all" method of reading instruction upon the nation's children and their teachers. Further, NCTE resolves to support the tradition of local and state control of English language arts curriculum, instruction, and assessment and oppose the use of the No Child Left Behind Act to mandate a "short list" of professional development providers or commercial products in reading
Education Issues
NCTE’s central location for current education news, News from Capitol Hill, and advocacy resources.
Additional Resources
No Child Left Behind
The Education Department's site for NCLB
Education Commission of the States' NCLB Page
ECS reports on state compliance, research and reports and provides additional links. Also breaks down NCLB into smaller components, such as teaching quality, scientifically based research, and adequate yearly progress.
Education Week: No Child Left Behind
Education Week provides brief summary of the law, lists archived articles, and points to additional resources.
NCREL’s No Child Left Behind: A collection of Online Resources
The North Central Regional Education Lab has an extensive collection of tools and resources, an implementation timeline, and provides an overview of NCLB.
A Practical Guide to Talking With Your Community About No Child Left Behind and Schools in Need of Improvement
A resource from the Learning First Alliance designed to help school leaders communicate with parents and the public about the law and its effects in each community.
No Child Left
A site offering an opposing view of NCLB
Recent Research In ESEA Wake, School Data Flowing Forth
NCLB has resulted in an avalanche of data on public school performance in the United States. However, a survey of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by Education Week found less movement on other fronts. This article is from their series, No Child Left Behind: A Progress Report.
The State of State Standards: Research Investigating Proficiency Levels in 14 States
This study by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) found that math proficiency standards vary greatly in the 14 states studied. Researchers suggest this may be a threat to the credibility of NCLB.
America’s Principals and Superintendents -- Railing Against a Torrent of Local, State and Federal Mandates
In a survey from Public Agenda, public school superintendents and principals say their biggest headaches are funding and the time it takes to comply with a blizzard of local, state and federal mandates.
Meeting NCLB Goals for Highly Qualified Teachers
This report from the Council of Chief State School Officers presents state-by-state level data on the qualifications of teachers in grades seven through twelve
To find additional research reports see the AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse.
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