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2001: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
January 8, 2002: NCLB was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This act aimed to increase accountability in education, with a strong focus on standardized testing and consequences for underperformance. -
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA)
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a landmark piece of legislation aimed at improving the U.S. education system. It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Here's a timeline detailing the key events related to ESSA. -
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2011: Calls for Reauthorization
January 2011: President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan began pushing for reforms to NCLB.President Obama pushed Congress to address No Child Left Behind (NCLB) before the start of the new school year during a speech at Kenmore Middle School. The President outlined the major reforms to NCLB that will help us win the future and get our kids ready to outshine everyone else in the economy of the twenty-first century (Obama White House Archive, 2019). -
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2015: Passage of ESSA
July 23, 2015: The Senate passed ESSA, signaling a shift towards more state and local control in education.
December 10, 2015: ESSA was signed into law by President Barack Obama. The new law aimed to address many criticisms of NCLB by reducing federal oversight and giving states more flexibility in how they assess and improve schools.