The "No Child Left Behind" Act

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This paper analyzes several measures that are included in the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) Act to bring significant increases in student achievement and to hold states and schools more accountable for student progress. The paper discusses the opinions of the proponents and opponents of this law. The issue of standardized tests raises a number of ethical questions about quality of education. In addition, this issue elicits several concerns regarding the impact on teachers.

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"President Bushed signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB), and it became an official law in January 2002. Several measures are included in the Act to bring significant increases in student achievement and to hold states and schools more accountable for student progress. By the 2005-06 school year, states must begin testing students in third through eighth grade annually in reading and mathematics. By 2007-08, they must tests students in science at least once in elementary, middle and high school. The states have to bring all students up to the "proficient" level by the 2013-14 school year. Individual schools must meet state "adequate yearly progress" targets toward this goal, based on a formula spelled out in the law, for both their student populations as a whole and for certain demographic subgroups. Since the law's initiation, there has been a great deal of controversy. For example, an article in the St. Louis Dispatch covered the fact that both Belleville high schools failed for the second consecutive year to meet the standards of the law. The Department of Education is claiming that this occurred not due to the level of student achievement, but because of the problems with NCLBA itself. "This is not a law that should be thrown out, but the law is greatly flawed," (Superintendent) Rosborg said. Belleville is not alone. Nationwide, a number of schools and states are objecting to various aspects of the law. Based on these many experiences, Rosborg correctly stated the situation. The law may not have to be repealed, but it needs a complete revamp."

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