no child left behind act

The 2001-2002 No Child Left Behind Act is a controversial United States Federal law which attempts to tackle , head on , the problem of America 's public schools . There are more than fifty million students in our schools and there promises to be increases to this daunting number from immigration as well as the natural growth of the country . Under this new law , schools will be required to ensure that their students will meet or exceed the national requirements set forth by the federal government and the Department of Education . Repeated failure of a

specific school to reach these requirements will eventually result in the loss of funding as well as a decrease in the number of students attending these schools The latter is made possible by the freedom that the No Child Left Behind Act gives to students and their parents who are attending schools that repeatedly do not meet the requirements set forth in this act . Any state challenges to the law are threatened with a cessation of funds and in 2005 Utah became the first state to challenge the law with the outcome having not yet been played out on the national level Matthews , Jay No Child Left Behind Acts : Fact and Fiction Washington Post November 11 2003 pg . A5 . Where the correct amount of attention needs to be paid to and how these problems are to be solved , as well as the effectiveness of the No Child Left Behind Act , are sources for much debate . One of the biggest problems is high school drop outs and how this increase in drop outs can be curbed

The No Child Left behind Act focuses on a number of aspects of the public school system which the government believes needs to be improved The first is the quality of the teachers who teach . It is a popular notion to blame the teachers for the shortcomings of the student in the classroom . The No Child Left Behind Act ignores the fact that today 's teacher is faced with more impediments to their successful ability to teach than ever before . An average student watches more than six hours of television a day , often times where there is no parental influence at home since often times , especially within the inner city , the student comes from a broken home and the mother is forced to work two jobs Students within the inner city are faced with the constant threat of gang violence and gang influence which makes it not only difficult to learn and to achieve an education , but it is also a dangerous prospect as well . Also , there is within the American public school , a dangerous overcrowding , brought on by illegal immigration as well as other important factors . As a result , there are hundreds of schools within the country that are overcrowded . In Chicago , there are more than 150 elementary schools and 15 high schools , despite the addition of twelve new high schools and thirty additions to existing schools , which are overcrowded . Roosevelt...