No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

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This paper explains that the Secretary of the Department of Education (DOE) from 2001 through 2005, Rod Paige, is a controversial figure. The paper describes Secretary Paige's primary responsibility for the initial passage and implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which has been the most sweeping educational reform legislation in a generation, intended to raise all schoolchildren in the United States to a uniform level of achievement by 2014. The paper then presents several important issues contributing to the failure of the DOE to fully come to terms with the complexities and enforced uniformities of NCLB. The paper concludes that Paige's own controversial stances and excessively strident political viewpoint may have reduced his potential effectiveness during his term.

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"Paige went on to note that with over 15,000 individual school districts in the nation, with assessment and governance standards varying almost on a district-by-district level (and certainly on a state-by-state level), he made it a priority for his department to work closely with each state to institute appropriate assessment and accountability programs. He stated that this first goal was accomplished (in 2003) for all fifty states, in large part due to the cooperation of delegations from many states, which had been invited to meet with DOE leadership in Washington, D.C., to discuss their issues and concerns."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ask the White House. (2003, June 10). National Services Resources. Retrieved July 29, 2007 fromhttp://www.nationalserviceresources.org/links/pages/646.htm?search_term=elementary%20education&m=all
• Feller, B. (2005, Sept. 19). Ex-education chief to give paid advice on own policies. Boston.com. Retrieved July 29, 2007 from http://tinyurl.com/22gltw.
• Paige Calls NEA 'Terrorist Organization'. (2004, Feb. 23). CNN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2007 from http://tinyurl.com/2bwto.
• Paige Details No Child Left Behind Implementation Progress. (2004, February 24). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved July 29, 2007 from http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02242004.html.

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