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The Importance Of Student Education

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During the 2011-2012 school year, U.S. public high schools hit an all-time high by having an average four-year graduation rate of 80 percent ("State High School Graduation Rates by Race, Ethnicity"). These rates vary by state, and Nebraska ranks in at about 88 percent, which is above national average. According to the No Child Left Behind Act, issued by President George W. Bush and signed into law in 2002, by the year 2014 all students who had completed their eighth grade year should have been proficient in academic skills. For many years, schools were just shuffling kids through the system without giving them the proper education they need to succeed later in life. Unfortunately this act has not been effective and did not give children the actual education planned. Because of this, we need to reexamine this act and decide if this policy needs to be revoked or more harshly enforced to benefit the children.
After this act was signed into law, Mary E. Williams interviewed President George W. Bush to find out why this act was a necessity. President Bush’s goal was to create significant educational progress and to mandate this, the law requires states to submit their own accountability plans that result in annual measurable gains in student performance (Williams). This includes extra funding for schools with low-income, basic skills education, frequent testing and assessment of student progress, enhanced teacher training, and tutoring availability. However, some disagree that

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