No Child Left Behind Act NCLB

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No Child Left Behind Act(NCLB)

• By Shannon McCann
• Information obtained from http//www.cnn.com/2002
  /ALLPOLITICS/01/08/bush.education/index.html
• http//www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/11/13/math.readi
  ng.scores.ap/index.html

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Background of NCLB

• It attempts to reform the public education system
• It is a revised version of the 1965 Elementary
  and Secondary Education Act
• President Bush signed bill on January 8, 2002
• It allocates 26.5 billion for education

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Main Objective of NCLB

• Test students to measure their proficiency
• Tests are designed by states
• Grades 3-8 are tested annually
• Tests cover math, reading, eventually science

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Stipulations of NCLB

• Progress will be measured annually by tests
• School districts decide how to use up to 50 of
  federal funds they receive

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Stipulations of NCLB cont

• States design tests
• States also set their desired achievement levels
• State standards must be raised every three years
• In 12 years, all states must reach 100
  proficiency

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Stipulations of NCLB cont

• Annual report cards sent to parents.
• Report cards describe childs progress and
  schools quality
• Schools without improved scores after 2 years
  must undergo reconstruction
• Schools without progress after 6 years may face
• -replacing teachers
• -subject to state takeover
• -state assigned coordinators will reconstruct
  school

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Stipulations of NCLB cont

• Students have choice of which school they attend
• Schools without improvement must offer
• -after school programs or
• -tutoring services or
• -summer school

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Supporters of NCLB say

• NCLB will increase school accountability
• Students have an opportunity to transfer to
  better schools
• The tests will determine which schools need
  improvement
• The fundamental principle of this bill is that
  every child can learnyou must show us whether or
  not every child is learning
• 
  --President Bush

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Opponents of NCLB say

• NCLB is an unfunded mandate
• Goals are unrealistic
• Anti-teachercompetent teachers may loose jobs
• Overcrowding of schools due to more students
  transferring
• Increased number of tests take time away from
  core classes

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Results and Opinions

• 4th grade students improved basic math skills
  from 65 to 77
• 8th grade reading proficiency increased from 63
  to 68
• 8 in 10 students say test preparation does not
  interfere with usual work
• 62 of teachers support standardized tests as an
  effective measurement tool