Nclb

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

By mmorrissey87

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
    OSPIThe Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed in 1965 as a part of the "War on Poverty." ESEA emphasizes equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability. The law authorizes federally funded education programs that are administered by the states. In 2002, Congress amended ESEA and reauthorized it as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

  • A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform

    A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform
    In August of 1981, the National Commission on Excellence in Education was chartered among other purposes and functions, “review and synthesize the data and scholarly literature on the quality of learning and teaching in the nation's schools, colleges, and universities, both public and private, with special concern for the educational experience of teen-age youth” Their report, A Nation at Risk, was issued in April of 1983.

  • The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994

    The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
    The movement toward standards-based education and assessment that began with A Nation at Risk “went national” with the passage of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA). IASA reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), first enacted as part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, and designed to focus federal funding on poor schools with low achieving students.

  • The No Child Left Behind Act 2001

    The No Child Left Behind Act 2001
    On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which reauthorized ESEA in dramatic ways. If our children aren’t learning, the law requires that we find out why. If our schools aren’t performing, options and help will be made available.
    According to Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education, the stated focus of NCLB “is to see every child in America––regardless of ethnicity, income, or background––achieve high standards”