No Child Left Behind Act

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United States federal statute education law

The No Child Left Behind Act was a major U.S. federal education law that expanded standardized testing and accountability requirements for public schools in an effort to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps.

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Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → education law →
abbreviation	AYP →
amends	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 →
country	United States →
criticizedFor	encouraging teaching to the test → insufficient federal funding → overemphasis on standardized testing → unrealistic adequate yearly progress targets →
effectiveDate	2002-01-08 →
emphasizes	accountability for school districts → accountability for schools → accountability for states →
enactedBy	107th United States Congress →
establishes	adequate yearly progress →
focusArea	K-12 education → public schools →
fullName	No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 →
governingBody	United States Department of Education →
imposesConsequence	sanctions on schools that repeatedly fail to meet adequate yearly progress →
includesTitle	Title I – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged → Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals → Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students → Title IV – 21st Century Schools → Title IX – General Provisions → Title V – Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs → Title VI – Flexibility and Accountability → Title VII – Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education → Title VIII – Impact Aid →
introducedStandardizedTesting	true →
legalStatus	superseded →
policyMechanism	standards-based education reform →
primaryGoal	close achievement gaps → improve student achievement →
provides	school choice options for students in low-performing schools → supplemental educational services for eligible students →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 107-110 →
repealOrReplacementDate	2015-12-10 →
replacedBy	Every Student Succeeds Act →
requires	annual testing in reading and mathematics for grades 3-8 → disaggregation of student achievement data by subgroup → highly qualified teachers in core academic subjects → schools to meet adequate yearly progress targets → states to develop academic achievement standards → states to develop academic content standards → states to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading and math for 4th and 8th grades → testing in reading and mathematics at least once in high school →
shortName	NCLB →
signedBy	George W. Bush →
signingDate	2002-01-08 →
subgroupCategory	disability status → economic disadvantage → limited English proficiency → race and ethnicity →
subjectOf	education policy debates in the United States → federal versus state control of education discussions →
successorLawSignedBy	Barack Obama →
titleOfStatute	An Act To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ("No Child Left Behind Act of 2001") →	amendedBy
No Child Left Behind Act ("No Child Left Behind Act of 2001") →	fullName
No Child Left Behind ("No Child Left Behind") →	hasTitle
107th United States Congress →	passed
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education →	predecessorLaw
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ("No Child Left Behind Act of 2001") →	reauthorizedAs
No Child Left Behind Act ("NCLB") →	shortName
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ("No Child Left Behind Act of 2001") →	supersededInPartBy
No Child Left Behind Act ("An Act To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind") →	titleOfStatute
Decision Points →	topic