No Child Left Behind Act

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
education law
abbreviation AYP
amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
country United States of America
surface form: "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
surface form: "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
Office of English Language Acquisition
surface form: "Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students"

Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers
surface form: "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 program
surface form: "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legalStatus superseded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 No Child Left Behind Act
surface form: "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 No Child Left Behind Act
surface form: "An Act To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind"

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this entity surface form: "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001"
No Child Left Behind Act fullName No Child Left Behind Act
this entity surface form: "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001"
No Child Left Behind hasTitle No Child Left Behind Act
this entity surface form: "No Child Left Behind"
107th United States Congress passed No Child Left Behind Act
this entity surface form: "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001"
No Child Left Behind Act shortName No Child Left Behind Act
this entity surface form: "NCLB"
this entity surface form: "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001"
No Child Left Behind Act titleOfStatute No Child Left Behind Act
this entity surface form: "An Act To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind"
Decision Points topic No Child Left Behind Act