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A 3 page paper that discusses the major elements in this Act of 2001 and signed into law in January 2002. The writer comments on the results of this Act. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Act and subsequently approved by Congress in lat 2001. This is a huge law that actually addresses almost every aspect of education in which the federal government is involved, e.g.,
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, and Pell Grants (visit http://www.ed.gov/news/opeds/factsheets/index.html?src=ln to read the dozens and dozens of fact sheets related to this Act), which is why the Act
is called "the most sweeping reform in federal education policy in a generation" (Office of the Press Secretary, 2002). The major parts of the NCLB are: * Accountability for
Results: Standards for student achievement are identified and are required for all children in grades 3-8. Progress of every student is assessed every year. The test results are made public
through school report cards. Additionally, states must report the progress made in narrowing the achievement gap between student groups, including disadvantaged students and minority groups. This bill gave schools 12
years, until 2014, to have all students performing at proficient levels (Office of the Press Secretary, 2002). * Increased state and local flexibility in how they use federal education funds.
There are some parameters. States can use up to half of the non-Title I federal money for programs they believe will increase achievement (Office of the Press Secretary, 2002).
* NCLB mandates states and schools to fund programs that have been shown to help all children learn, i.e., use research-based programs and approaches. More than $900 million was
dedicated to implementing President Bushs Reading First initiative in 2002, the first year. Another program implemented was the Early Reading First program, which targets early language, pre-reading skills and literacy
development of pre-school children with a focus on those from low-income families. The initial Act also added $2.8 billion to fund programs to improve teacher quality; examples include training, increasing
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