Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Public School Education

RUNNING HEAD : NCLB Act : Impact on Public Schools

Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Public School Education

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Considered as one of the most recent legal issue in-conflict with the sociology of education , the reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2001 in the form of No Child Left Behind (NCLB ) Act - Public Law 107-110 - enacted in 2002 has

triggered greater accountability among educational institutions including all-levels managed by public schools (Merrel , Ervin and Gimpel , 2006

.128 . NCLB Act aims that by 2013 to 2014 , students of every level in every denomination studying at United States will be proficient in subjects of reading , language arts , math and science (Hondo , Gardiner and Sapien 2008

.10 . Motives and aims of the policy are ideal and beneficial in nature however , the tensions and strains directed by the policy to both public schools and student bodies may further compromise the delivery of education . According to Bursztyn (2007 , one of the pointed weaknesses of the law is the forced learning ' needed to be reinforced by most public schools for them to prevent untoward consequences in failure of compliance (p .44 . Consequently , incapable students studying in these public schools are either transferred to another institution or forced to go through a series of instructional services . According to Barr and Parrett (2008 , the expectations directed by the policy on public education have become almost entirely unrealistic and risky due to the large body of students handled by these institutions (p . 1-2 . Social consequences of the policy can progress to increased rates of failing students , dropouts and rise in unemployment rates . In this study , the emphasis lies in the impacts of NCLB policy on public education and the conflict of interests involved

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NCLB : Policy Overview

NCLB Act is a complex legislation covering a complex grant programs directed towards schools with increased population of students in poverty , most especially the public schools . The grant program ensures the high-standard academic orientations of these schools by providing scientifically based instructional strategies (Imber and Geel , 2004 br

.105 . According to Merrel , Ervin and Gimpel (2006 , NCLB Act mandates the reporting of annual testing results categorized according to race gender and disability status (p .128 . As stated by the official purpose of the act , NCLB aims to close the achievement gap with accountability , flexibility , and choice , so that no child is left behind (Pres . G .W . Bush . Assessment strategies and accountability proceedings of the policy are as follows (a ) adapt and implement challenging academic content standards (b ) direct education system according to annual yearly progress (AYP ) objectives (c ) administer annual tests (d ) mandate annual reporting of school status and learning outcomes of students , and (e ) participate in the National Assessment of Education Progress of reading and math for 4th and 8th grade students (Karten , 2005

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