No Child Left Behind Act

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 's primary goals are to provide all children with quality education and to close the Math and Language achievement gaps between rich and poor , black and white , native and non-native English speaking students . Setting such a challenging goal for the educational system implies a long period of implementation before results can be objectively observed as to its being an effective law

Today , more than 7 ,000 on average is spent per

pupil by local , state and federal taxpayers . States and local school districts are now receiving more federal funding than ever before for all programs under No Child Left Behind 23 .7 billion , most of which will be used during the 2003-04 school year . This represents an increase of 59 .8 percent from 2000 to 2003 (USDE , 2006

In this , we will assess the No Child Left Behind Act 's (NCLB suitability for effecting monumental reforms in the American educational system . The question would be , first , on the appropriateness of the emphasis on having regular standardized testing in Math and Reading and setting academic benchmarks as the means of assessing the academic capability and achievement of students , and , second , the focus being given on identifying the appropriate effective intervention needed , with regards to the result of the tests

At the end of this , we will show that standardized tests can provide enlightening data on the state of education as a whole . We will also show that results of standardized tests should not be the sole parameter used for assessing a states ' education system as this cannot objectively provide a picture of the whole situation in a particular educational system . The appropriate intervention method chosen must be based on the weakness disclosed by the results of the standard test and closely monitored for it to be effective

Qualitative research will be the primary method used for this Using documentary research , standardized testing will be assessed as an effective medium for assessing students ' academic capabilities through an analysis of the formal education system . After which , different methods of teaching , as related to the identifying appropriate intervention models for students whose academic capabilities have been assessed , will be discussed

Readings included for this research were the documents on NCLB prepared by the GAO , particularly No Child Left Behind Act . Report to Congressional Requesters those prepared by the RAND Corporation , and Education commission of the States . Other insights were derived from Deborah Meier 's book , Will Standards Save Public Education

No Child Left Behind policy is legislation by the federal government to be implemented across America . Achievement gaps among students in the United States were studied and found . This policy is supposedly aimed at narrowing that gap . No one can argue against narrowing this gap . More than ever , elementary students need to know the basics of reading and writing or else they will be left behind . The NCLB embodies President George W . Bush advocacy...