No Child Left Behind'

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No Child Left Behind.
Budget cuts are leaving
children behind.
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Areas that are getting cut.
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• Gifted and Talented student programs
• Art and Music student programs
• Athletic programs
• Vocational programs
• All students

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Gifted and Talented Programs

• - What the gifted and talented program.
• - No laws to protect program like there is for
  Special Education.
• - States spend little to no money on program
• - Parents say that gifted and talented program
  should be treated similarly to special education
  programs. Program has similar benefits.

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Art and Music Programs

• Benefits of art and music in schools.
• Elementary and high school level programs are
  being cut
• Parents are having to look outside of school for
  programs.

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Athletic Programs
One of the first things to cut Benefits of the
athletic program. Solution to cuts is a pay-to
play method. Problems with the solution.
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Vocational Programs

• Develops students with skills necessary to enter
  the work force.
• Skills in automotive repair, electrical,
  woodworking, healthcare, and etc.
• Schools look at vocational programs as
  dispensable.

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All Students

• Increasing class sizes. Less teacher-student one
  on one.
• Loss of library services in schools.
• Cuts in staff Counselors, janitors, and office
  staff.

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All Students cont.

• Transportation cut
• Cutting buses for high school students.
• No transportation for outside of classroom
  experiences.

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States with Budget Crisis
National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL) reported that the majority of the states
will be doing some form of budget cuts.
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Students and parents roles

• Protest government spending
• Getting involved in school board
• Pass bonds that help keep cuts to a minimum

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