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A Primer on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

 

The No Child Left Behind federal legislation was signed into law in January, 2002. It re-defines the federal role in K-12 education to improve academic performance for all students based on four guiding principles:

1. Increased accountability for results

2. Increased flexibility and local control

4. Emphasis on teaching methods that are proven to work

 

* Requires state and local report cards that present student achievement levels

 

 

* Establishes annual assessments for every child in grades 3-8

 

 

* Requires states to implement a single statewide accountability system

 

* Requires states to establish measurable objectives (AYP-annual yearly progress) that will lead to all students being proficient by the 2013 - 14 school year

 

* Increases funding for state and local support for school improvement*

 

* In order to ensure that no child is left behind, NCLB requires schools to disaggregate student achievement results by student groups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This new NCLB accountability requirement obliges the state and local districts to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for each student group:

 

 

White, African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LEP, Students with Disabilities, Low-income

 

 

* School Factors

* Watered-down instruction

*Teachers with lower expectations

* Concentration of low-income and minority students in certain schools

* School climate less conductive to learning

 

 

* Effects of poverty on learning

Limited learning supports in homes and communities 

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Access to parenting education

Guiding Principals for Raising Student Achievement

Closing the gap is a complex task that will require multiple, simultaneous, and long-term efforts that target school, home, community and social factors.*

School Strategies for Raising Student Achievement