Reviewing the No Child Left Behind Program

The No Child Left Behind Act was based on the Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965. The act was established based on the promise of Thomas Jefferson to create a free public education system in Virginia (Hammond, Kohn, Meier, Sizer & Wood, 2004). The act is now reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The purpose of the No Child Left Behind Act was to make sure that children were given a fair, quality education. The act set out to close the achievement gaps in education, which were caused by children living in poverty, living with disabilities, children who were of different ethnic backgrounds and English learners. The proposed methods of the act targeted all children and provided an equal opportunity to meet

When President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law in 2002, the legislation had one goal-- to improve educational equity for all students in the United States by implementing standards for student achievement and school district and teacher performance. Before the No Child Left Behind Act, the program of study for most schools was developed and implemented by individual states and local communities’ school boards. Proponents of the NCLB believed that lax oversight and lack of measurable standards by state and local communities was leading to the failure of the education system and required federal government intervention to correct. At the time, the Act seemed to be what the American educational system

The no child left behind was a U.S Act of Congress that was create to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The no child left behind was affects what students are taught, the tests they take, the training of the teachers, and the way money is spent on education. However it did not improve the education system since it was used to measure the student improvement in order to receive federal funding and if the school didn’t do good on these tests they lose their federal funding which means that the students from these school was not going to receive a good education. In addition, the no child left behind was not successful because teachers will focus more time on math, science, and English and annoy the other subject. Students

Abernathy, Scott Franklin. No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools. U of Michigan P, 2007. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). In this eBook, Scott Franklin Abernathy, an Associate Professor of Political Science and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota, presents a balanced critique of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Abernathy argues that all policy makers must ask themselves “Can we ever really know if a child’s education is good?”, rather than assuming any test can accurately measure the elusive thing called a good education. Along with strengths and weakness of NCLB, Abernathy also presents many new models that law makers have been seeking to replace or use

The No Child left Behind Act was intended to close the achievement gap in elementary and secondary schools by allowing each and every student the opportunity to have the best education possible. This law was signed by George W. Bush in 2001 who described it as a law that will, “Ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education”(Neill 2). The No Child Left Behind Act was only intended to help the students, but it is clear, not only to teachers, parents, and professionals, that it is time for a reauthorized law; One that each and every student can benefit from. The achievement gap in America’s school systems still exists. For the sake of America’s future, the school system must make a change now or the future of this country will suffer.

In 2002, the No Child Left Behind act, was made into a law by President Bush. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills, and to turn these assessments over to the government to receive funding for their school. This law implemented standardized test that all students needed to take. Many teachers felt that their teaching ability was being based off these test scores. Teachers should not be evaluated on their students performance on exams.

Bush in January of 2002 (Ginsburg 2013). The idea behind No Child Left Behind was the fact that in different regions of the country with different economic and racial backgrounds there was an achievement gap between children of these different groups and something must to be done to fix the problem. The act is voluntary on a state-by-state basis but to receive title I funding the state must be enrolled in No Child Left Behind. The goal of No Child Left Behind was to have every child that attended school in public schools in America would be 100 percent proficient in math and reading by 2014. The public schools that held there standards to the highest quality are rewarded with extra money and the schools whose standards were failing were given less, in a hope to hold schools accountable for the quality of education they were providing. To gauge the schools quality of education participating schools must participate in standardized testing that shows the schools are meeting academic proficiency. In 2012 President Obama announced that states would be able to receive a waiver on the 100 percent proficiency by 2014 part of the act. States that receive a waiver must set state-specific, federally approved goals for education.

The No Child Left Behind Act is designed to raise the achievement levels of subgroups of students such as African Americans, Latinos, low-income students, and special education students to a state-determined level of proficiency. However, since its introduction in 2001, it has received a lot of criticism. Some argue the ulterior motives of the Act while others commend its innovation and timing. With the Bush administration coming to an end, it is difficult to determine what will happen to the Act or how effective it will continue to be. Hopefully future lawmakers will be able to evaluate the pros and cons of the Act and the impact it will have on our youth.

The question of whether the “No Child Left Behind is a Flawed policy”, is an emotive topic that merits debate for Citizens within the American Society. As such, NCLB strategy should be reauthorized, it is projected that much more improvements in Math and English will be seen among students in Public Schools. The NCLB policy has also paid special consideration to individuals with disabilities, by maintaining that they be included in a general education school environment. The main intention of NCLB is to provide students with an Individualized Education Plan the same grading scheme as other children. The NCLB supporters may also claim that they are making great accomplishments in high needs schools across the country.

The No Child Left Behind’s purpose is to improve the education by creating a standard in which all students should meet the requirements. These standards consist of all students meeting proficient or above in reading and math by 2014. Similarly

In the short story, the commentator on the announcement is congratulated for at least trying to say “ladies and gentlemen.” Similarly, children are awarded for participation so that everyone feels included and equal, while in reality there are winners and losers.

The No Child Left Behind Act essentially mandates standardized testing. Every state is expected to develop standards and a testing system. With this act, each state is required to test students of grades 3-8 on reading and math every year, and students in high school are expected to be tested once throughout their high school career. Another important aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act is its establishment of academic early progress, or benchmarks, schools are expected to meet each year. Every school is expected to demonstrate its academic yearly progress, or AYP, and if it does not, the school may be forced to send their students to a higher performing school or offer free tutoring (Klein, par. 9). If a school consistently misses AYP,

The no child left behind program is one program that all parents and teachers should look in because it improves the child's teaching ability, learning, and school improvement skills. This type of program helps

As previously stated, No Child Left Behind is an act designed to help students achieve and learn more in the elementary through high school grade levels. The act was put into place on January 8th, 2002 by President Bush as a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind). The act was implemented into every public school in America, and has promoted the emphasis on math, reading and writing (White). The act required annual testing in schools of all students from third to eighth grade in the 2005 to 2006 school year. Studies have shown that No Child Left Behind has been increasing students’ test scores, and the act has also “closed the achievement gap” between white and minority students (White). Writer Debra White states that, “while No Child Left Behind helps minorities get the same level of educational achievement as white students do, it also helps students coming from low-income families, students with disabilities , those who don’t speak English, African Americans and Latinos to get quality education.”

The No Child Left Behind Act is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that was established in 2001. This act required students, from grades 3-8 and once in high school, to test in reading ad math. They are required to meet or exceed state standards in reading and math. The main goal of this act is to close achievement gaps by providing children with fair equal, and significant opportunities to obtain a high quality education. It has four important pillars in the bills. The first is accountability, which ensures disadvantaged students to achieve academic proficiency. Then there’s flexibility, which allows school districts to use federal education funds to improve student performance. The third is researched-based