No Child Left Behind Act (ESEA)
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 is a policy that had a historical significance in the education field. The NCLB signed into law by former President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. The NCLB replaced the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) that was a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s program. The ESEA was designed for the federal government K-12 policy to help cover the cost of educating disadvantaged students. The NCLB held every public school in the United States accountable for how students achieved. The goal of the NCLB was to improve the education of students in poverty, minorities, students receiving special education services, and students who speak little or no English. The NCLB Act …show more content…
All states must meet federal regulation by establishing state academic standards and state testing system. States are responsible to set school accountability based on yearly student assessment in math and reading. The schools are responsible for reporting the student’s progress for each group of students; such as, minorities, students living in poverty, and students receiving special education service. All students are required to meet their adequate yearly progress (AYP). If a school misses their AYP two years in a row students were eligible to transfer to a better performing public school in the same …show more content…
The NCLB was designed to improve the ESEA of 1965. Many criticisms of the NCLB were that parents and students did not take advantage of the free tutoring service or transferring students to a high-performing school. Other complained that social students, arts, and foreign language were not an emphasis. The only emphasis was relying on standardized test for math and reading. Many schools did not reach their yearly achievement target and 38% of schools were failing to meet AYP by 2010. In 2011, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as part of his campaign to get Congress to rewrite the law, issued dire warnings that 82 percent of schools would be labeled “failing” that year (as cited Klein 2015). In 2015 most states applied to renew their NCLB waiver. Waiver states could either choose the Common Core State Standards, or get their higher education institutions to certify that their standards are rigorous enough. The NCLB Act was replaced in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The key individuals are President Lyndon B Johnson-ESEA of 1965, President George W Bush-NCLB of 2002 and President Barack Obama-ESSA of 2015. The major instructional decision that has been made over the years is improving the educational opportunities and outcome for children from low income families. The ESEA, NCLB and ESSA all focuses on the same which are high standards, accountability and
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 is a policy that had a historical significance in the education field. The NCLB signed into law by former President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. The NCLB replaced the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) that was a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s program. The ESEA was designed for the federal government K-12 policy to help cover the cost of educating disadvantaged students. The NCLB held every public school in the United States accountable for how students achieved. The goal of the NCLB was to improve the education of students in poverty, minorities, students receiving special education services, and students who speak little or no English. The NCLB Act …show more content…
All states must meet federal regulation by establishing state academic standards and state testing system. States are responsible to set school accountability based on yearly student assessment in math and reading. The schools are responsible for reporting the student’s progress for each group of students; such as, minorities, students living in poverty, and students receiving special education service. All students are required to meet their adequate yearly progress (AYP). If a school misses their AYP two years in a row students were eligible to transfer to a better performing public school in the same …show more content…
The NCLB was designed to improve the ESEA of 1965. Many criticisms of the NCLB were that parents and students did not take advantage of the free tutoring service or transferring students to a high-performing school. Other complained that social students, arts, and foreign language were not an emphasis. The only emphasis was relying on standardized test for math and reading. Many schools did not reach their yearly achievement target and 38% of schools were failing to meet AYP by 2010. In 2011, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as part of his campaign to get Congress to rewrite the law, issued dire warnings that 82 percent of schools would be labeled “failing” that year (as cited Klein 2015). In 2015 most states applied to renew their NCLB waiver. Waiver states could either choose the Common Core State Standards, or get their higher education institutions to certify that their standards are rigorous enough. The NCLB Act was replaced in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The key individuals are President Lyndon B Johnson-ESEA of 1965, President George W Bush-NCLB of 2002 and President Barack Obama-ESSA of 2015. The major instructional decision that has been made over the years is improving the educational opportunities and outcome for children from low income families. The ESEA, NCLB and ESSA all focuses on the same which are high standards, accountability and