No Child Left Behind

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No Child Left Behind

• Ngan Julie Le
• Section 619

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Objectives

• What is No Child Left Behind?
• What are its goals?
• Why NCLB is important to the education era
• Who is benefiting from the program?
• Statistics measured from the NCLB
• References

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What is No Child Left Behind?

• An Act signed by President Bush in January 2002.
• It reauthorized the existing Elementary and
  Secondary Education Act.
• Federal funding to states for education purposes.
• NCLB made the most sweeping changes in federal
  law regarding public schools in nearly 40 years.

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NCLBs Goals

• NCLB focuses on four principles
• Accountability guaranteeing results
• Parental Options choices for parents, hope for
  kids
• Scientifically-based instruction proven methods
  with proven results
• Flexibility federal funds for local control
• Ultimately, improving reading skill and
  mathematical skill at the early grades is the
  main emphasis of NCLB.

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When it comes to the education of our
childrenfailure is not an option. President
George W. Bush August 1, 2001
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NCLB is Working!

• In reading, 9-year-olds have made larger gains in
  the past five years than at any point in the
  previous 28 years.
• In math, 9-year-olds and 13-year-olds earned the
  highest scores in the history of the test.
• In both reading and math, African American and
  Hispanic students are scoring higher, and are
  beginning to close the achievement gap with their
  white peers.

ALL ABOARD!!
YES!!
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NCLB Beneficiaries

• Children, Empowers Parents, Supports Teachers and
  Strengthens Schools.
• All children are counted under NCLB, and schools
  are responsible for making sure every child is
  learning.
• Parents are given unprecedented information and
  new options for their children, which may include
  free tutoring.
• Teachers utilize assessment data and
  scientifically based teaching methods to improve
  classroom instruction.
• Schools identified as in need of improvement
  receive extra help and resources to raise student
  achievement.

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Improvement Statistics Since 2002
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References

• Fact Sheet NCLB. The White House. 6 October
  2006. 5 November 2007. http//www.whitehouse.gov/n
  ews/releases/2006/10/20061005-2.html
• No Child Left Behind. Illinois State Board of
  Education. 5 November 2007. http//www.isbe.state.
  il.us/nclb/default.htm
• No Child Left Behind. Research Center. 5
  November 2007. Edweek.org. http//www.edweek.org/r
  c/issues/no-child-left-behind/
• No Child Left Behind. U.S Department of
  Education. 25 January 2007. Ed.gov. 5 November
  2007. http//www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/importance/n
  clbworking.html