“ The No Child Left Behind Act: Is it Meetings its Objectives?”

Does the No Child Left Behind Act Meets its Objectives

A RESEARCH

Presented to

The Faculty of the Graduate Division

Troy University

By

YOUR NAME

Spring 2006

Approved

________________

Dr . Robyn M . King , Ph .D

Adjunct Professor , College

Of Business

The No Child Left Behind Act : Is it Meetings its Objectives

Chapter 1

Introduction to the Study

Signed into law by President George W . Bush last January 8 , 2002 , the `No Child Left Behind Act ' or `NCLB act ' has been the latest and

is considered as the most momentous and major initiative in the Federal education policy . It is a revision of the former `Elementary and Secondary Education Act ' more notably known as the `ESEA ' passed on 1965 . The law 's enactment is based upon the general purpose of ensuring that every child studying in America 's public schools will be able to reach the standards of learning set upon and common to wherever state the child resides . The primary goals of this act aside from reaching high quality of education is to excel primarily in reading proficiency and mathematical skills by the end of 2013-2014 . Specifically , it intends to increase reading comprehension and proficiency of all third grade students by the same year . It also wishes to improve the proficiency of all limited English speakers . The act also requires that by the year 2005 to 2006 , all teachers in the United States Public schools shall be highly qualified

This means that all teachers shall pass the minimum qualifications set by the act which includes 'a bachelor 's degree , a full state certification and demonstration of subject-matter competency for each subject taught and a report of the teacher 's progress in the annual report cards (Paige , 3 . This intends to dwell into the objectives set by the act and to look deeply on its effectiveness perceived flaws and possible reforms . In its six year of existence , the law has generated both praise and criticism from the general public . The efficiency of the act has since been debated . Its effectiveness is questioned mainly due to the lack of budget and resources , poor implementation and manipulation of results

The NCLB looks forward in helping the different States in strengthening the reading programs from grades 3 to 8 , creating charter schools establishing before and /or after school programs , developing professional and high quality education through teacher 's preparedness and parental participation . For the states to receive federal funding they are required by the NCLB Act to create ways of assessing the basic skills of students in certain grades . With this regard , the standards of education is not set by the national government or authority , instead it is based upon individual criteria of each states

Statement of the Problem

As of the moment there are several controversies surrounding the effectiveness of the NCLB act even after studies and results of research shows an increase in reading proficiency and mathematical skills of the students in American public schools . The main objective of this...