Nclb Essay
The Failing of No Child Left Behind Act
Tony Vinson
COM/215
04/02/2013
Alexia Retallack
The failing of No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Why did it happen? Who is responsible? What can be done to solve or fix this problem? Congress wrote law, Congress needs rewrite the law. To help solve this issue Congress needs to do is help states, districts and schools build the capacity to implement the common elements and practices, and then hold them accountable for doing so. Congress needs to retake responsibility for making national
education policy from the Executive branch. It needs to focus the nation on what works.
As difficult as it may be, Congress needs to act now, before millions more students are
left behind. Here is a little background on NCLB and where it originated from.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps. Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support from Congress, the law was signed by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. Clearly, our children are our future, and as President Bush has expressed. This law allows schools to receive reports cards instead of students.
This law was initially passed by Congress in 1965, during President Lyndon Johnson’s term. With the passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. In amending ESEA, the new law represents a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in United States. Before 1965, all school funds were from local tax dollars. It happen to set an accountability provisions set forth in the NCLB law. The goal was having every child make the grade on state-defined education standards by the end of the 2013-2014 school year. To reach that goal every state has developed
Tony Vinson
COM/215
04/02/2013
Alexia Retallack
The failing of No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Why did it happen? Who is responsible? What can be done to solve or fix this problem? Congress wrote law, Congress needs rewrite the law. To help solve this issue Congress needs to do is help states, districts and schools build the capacity to implement the common elements and practices, and then hold them accountable for doing so. Congress needs to retake responsibility for making national
education policy from the Executive branch. It needs to focus the nation on what works.
As difficult as it may be, Congress needs to act now, before millions more students are
left behind. Here is a little background on NCLB and where it originated from.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps. Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support from Congress, the law was signed by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. Clearly, our children are our future, and as President Bush has expressed. This law allows schools to receive reports cards instead of students.
This law was initially passed by Congress in 1965, during President Lyndon Johnson’s term. With the passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. In amending ESEA, the new law represents a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in United States. Before 1965, all school funds were from local tax dollars. It happen to set an accountability provisions set forth in the NCLB law. The goal was having every child make the grade on state-defined education standards by the end of the 2013-2014 school year. To reach that goal every state has developed
References: McNeil (2011). No Child Left Behind, Education Week, Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behind/ U.S. Department of Education, Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml California Department of Education, Retrieved from http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/ Johnson, A. (2012). US turns down No Child Left Behind waiver for California, U.S. News, Retrieved from http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/26/16171331-us-turns-down-no-child-left-behind-waiver-for-california?lite Ratner, G. (2013). Overhaul “No Child Left behind” now, The Hill’s, Retrieved from http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/288145-overhaul-no-child-left-behind-now