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NO CHILDLEFTBEHINDBy Rebekah WilliamsEduc 560 – Contemporary IssuesNorthwest Christian UniversityMay 8, 2013
TEXT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a government program created to help disadvantaged students in the public schools across the nation. The NCLB Act “amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise Title I as Improving the Academic Performance of the Disadvantaged (currently Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards).” (Library of Congress, 2001)
HISTORICAL ELEMENTSHOW FAR BACK DOES IT GO?
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) 1965 ‘War on Poverty’
Brown v. Board of Education 1954 “Separate but Equal”
PEOPLE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ISSUE Bill Clinton
ESEA Not reauthorized Law rolled over for extra year
George Bush Signed NCLB into law
Effective 2002
TERMS TO KNOW Adequate Yearly
Progress
Mandatory Testing
Proficiency
SPECIFIC DATA ANALYSIS
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
02468
101214
DropoutsHS DiplomaCollege Degree
BENCHMARK TIMELINES
100% PROFICIENCY BY THE YEAR 2013
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 40
20406080
100120
School 1School 2School 3
HOW DOES THIS EFFECT THE TEACHER
Student Achievement and Achievement Gaps
State Mandatory Testing Title 1 Funding
IMPORTANT FACTORS Test Based Accountability
Flexibility for Spending
More Choices for Students and Parents
NATURE OF NATIONAL DEBATE
Terms and Definitions Adequate Yearly Progress Proficiency
Identifying Schools for Improvement Title 1 Consequences for No Improvement
EVIDENCE OF THIS DO I SEE TODAY
Education Major
Substitute
Full-Time Teacher
WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT NOW?
Educators want 100% proficiency to instead look at individual growth as the true definition of closing the achievement gap.
WHAT IMPACT MIGHT THE ISSUE HAVE IN THE FUTURE?
Widening Achievement Gaps
Eliminating Curriculum
Test Taking Abilities v. True Knowledge
WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? Educators, States, and Lawmakers have
a common goal.
Everyone needs clear definitions.
Increasing proficiency is the true goal, even if 100% is looked at as an impossible goal.
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