No Child Left Behind

The major focus of No Child Left Behind 2001 is to provide all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. The U.S. Department of Education is emphasizing four pillars within the bill:

• Accountability: to ensure those students who are disadvantaged, achieve academic proficiency.
• Flexibility: Allows school districts flexibility in how they use federal education funds to improve student achievement.
• Research-based education: Emphasizes educational programs and practices that have been proven effective through scientific research.
• Parent options: Increases the choices available to the parents of students attending Title I schools.

NCLB emphasizes the implementation of educational programs and practices that have been demonstrated to be effective. In essence, it is a national extension of the standards-based education reform efforts undertaken in our state since 1993.

Department of Education, No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind - A Parents Guide (U.S. Dept. of Education 2003) (pdf)

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