No Child Left Behind
Danee’ Puga
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of America's schools. President George W. Bush describes this law as the "cornerstone of my administration." Clearly, our children are our future, and, as President Bush has expressed, "Too many of our neediest children are being left behind."
With passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. In amending ESEA, the new law represents a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in the United States. It is built on four common-sense pillars: accountability for results; an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research; expanded parental options; and expanded local control and flexibility.
The reform had a huge impact on parents and educators. One great website for information that will help parents is found on ED.gov.com entitled “No Child Left Behind: A Parent’s Guide”
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/nclbguide/parentsguide.html
The Texas Education Agency provides great information for educators in Texas.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/
The above website is very informative and has information in all of the following areas:
Highly Qualified Teachers and Paraprofessionals Mileage Reimbursement Rates: January 1, 2009 NCLB Compliance Monitoring NCLB Correspondence NCLB ListServ Email NCLB News Update NCLB Policy Guidance NCLB Open Records/Public Information Requests NCLB Provisions and Assurances NCLB Report Card
The final website that is very interesting in regard to NCLB is Evergreen Government Documents and Maps Hot Topics!
This website offers government resources, opinions, and organization based information.
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/nclb/
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I think that every teacher in Texas should have the web site that you have given bookmarked on thier home and school computers. We all need the most current information and this would be a great resource for us. This would also be great for parents as well.
ReplyDeleteThe websites are great! I found them to be very helpful about this legal issue. People are either for NCLB or against it and these websites provide accurate information to explain each area. I enjoyed the many recources on the Evergreen Government website because they covered any issue relating the this legislation.
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